1st Edition

Prison Masculinities International Perspectives and Interpretations

Edited By Tess Bartlett, Rosemary Ricciardelli Copyright 2023
246 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Introduction: Masculinities "in" and "of" Prison

Tess Bartlett and Rosemary Ricciardelli

Chapter 1. Masculinity, Sexuality, and Violence in the Australian Convict Colonies

Russell Hogg and John Scott  

Chapter 2. The Shackles of Maculinity: Indigenous Men, Settler Colonialism, and the Carceral Archipelago

Krystal Lockwood and Bhiamie Williamson

Chapter 3. Power, Piety, and Productivity: Negotiating Status and Masculinities in Dominican Prisons

Jennifer Peirce

Chapter 4. The Toll of Totalising Masculinities in Prison

Anton Symkovych

Chapter 5. Surviving as "the Lowest of the Low": A Narrative of Prison Experience from a Child Sex Offender

Wing Hong Chui

Chapter 6. Masculinities in Prison: Expression, Variation, and Implications for Violent Misconduct

Meghan M. Mitchell

Chapter 7. "The Real Man": A Problematic Concept or Exceptionally Progressive for 1950s Punishment Scholarship?

Rosemary Ricciardelli and Tess Bartlett

Chapter 8. Are Inclusive Masculinities Performed Within Prison Settings?

Matthew Maycock

Chapter 9. Undoing Gender While Doing Time: Masculinities in Prison Arts Programs

Laura Pecenco

Chapter 10. Fathering in Prison: Adjustment and Aspirations

Joni Reef and Jennifer Doekhie

Chapter 11. Gender, Violence, and Vulnerability: Beyond the Prison

Kate Seymour 

Conclusion: Masculinities of Prison: Shaping Men While Being Shaped

Rosemary Ricciardelli and Tess Bartlett

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.