This edited book explores prison masculinities, drawing from a wide range of international researchers to highlight how masculinities may divert from the "hypermasculine" or macho typology typically found in the prison masculinities literature.
The book includes a diverse selection of writing on masculinities "in" and "of" prison; masculinities experienced by those living within, working, and experiencing prison as well as historical and critical accounts of masculinities from around the world. The contributors highlight how masculinities are experienced in a multitude of ways as is evidenced in both qualitative and quantitative research with men before, during, and after imprisonment; with correctional officers and staff; in the analysis of public records, in the critical examination of Sykes’ seminal work; and in historical and contemporary Australian society. Evidenced in writing drawn from Australia, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, Hong Kong, the United States, Scotland, and the Netherlands, the contributors acknowledge that rather than being fixed, discourses around prison masculinities now include sexuality, gender identity, and diverse understandings around masculinities as strategic, hegemonic, and ever changing.
Prison Masculinities is important reading for students and scholars across disciplines, including criminology, sociology, gender studies, law, international relations, history, health, psychology, and education.
Chapter 4 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com . It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Author Biography:
Tess Bartlett is an early career researcher whose work lies at the nexus of masculinities, identity, and fathering, and how these are expressed in the prison environment and in carceral spaces. She is a senior report writer in the Waitangi Tribunal Unit at the Ministry of Justice, Wellington New Zealand. Previously, Tess worked as a research fellow in the Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and in various teaching and research roles in Criminology at Monash University, Melbourne. She has a forthcoming monograph entitled Fathers in prison: Negotiating masculinities, identity and space (Routledge) and is a book series editor for the Emerald Advances in Masculinities series, along with co-editors Professor Steven Roberts and Professor Rosemary Ricciardelli.
Rosemary Ricciardelli is a Professor in the School of Maritime Studies and Research Chair in Safety, Security, and Wellness, at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Fisheries and Marine Institute. Elected to the Royal Society of Canada, her research centres on evolving understandings of gender, vulnerabilities, risk, and experiences and issues within different facets of the criminal justice system and among seafarers.
