Visual Contamination: Disgust and the regulation of brothels

Crofts, P

Visual Contamination: Disgust and the regulation of brothels

Crofts, P

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Publisher:: University of Melbourne Law School
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Passages: Law, Aesthetics, Politics, 2006, pp. 1 - 11
Issue Date:: 2006-01

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dc.contributor.author	Crofts, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6018-7159	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Rush, P	en_US
dc.date	2006-07-13	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Passages: Law, Aesthetics, Politics, 2006, pp. 1 - 11	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/1397
dc.description.abstract	Brothels have been able to operate as legitimate commercial businesses in NSW for over a decade. Despite this, brothels continue to be treated differently from other commercial businesses with similar amenity impacts. The planning principles enunciated by the Land and Environment Court in Martyn v Hornsby Shire Council [2004] have been highly influential in the differential treatment of brothels. These planning principles are highly restrictive and go beyond traditional planning concerns. This paper argues that these principles are animated by an aesthetic of disgust. William Miller s text Anatomy of Disgust, provides insight into why brothels may trigger disgust, due to their association with sex and immorality. The planning principles reflect disgust reactions, particularly in terms of the desire to remove the polluting and contaminating objects from the visual field. Finally, this paper considers strategies for reform in light of the association of brothels with disgust.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Melbourne Law School	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Passages: Law, Aesthetics, Politics	en_US
dc.title	Visual Contamination: Disgust and the regulation of brothels	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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Abstract:

Brothels have been able to operate as legitimate commercial businesses in NSW for over a decade. Despite this, brothels continue to be treated differently from other commercial businesses with similar amenity impacts. The planning principles enunciated by the Land and Environment Court in Martyn v Hornsby Shire Council [2004] have been highly influential in the differential treatment of brothels. These planning principles are highly restrictive and go beyond traditional planning concerns. This paper argues that these principles are animated by an aesthetic of disgust. William Miller s text Anatomy of Disgust, provides insight into why brothels may trigger disgust, due to their association with sex and immorality. The planning principles reflect disgust reactions, particularly in terms of the desire to remove the polluting and contaminating objects from the visual field. Finally, this paper considers strategies for reform in light of the association of brothels with disgust.

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