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New Perspectives on Prison Masculinities

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Editors:
  1. Matthew Maycock

    1. The Scottish Prison Service, Edinburgh, UK

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  2. Kate Hunt

    1. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

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  • Examines what it means to ‘be a man’ in prisons paying particular attention to the supposed ‘ultramasculine’, or ‘hypermasculine’ nature of the prison environment
  • Addresses specific issues such as fathering and issues of intersectionality such as sexuality and ethnicity
  • Advances research from leading contributors drawn from Scotland, Australia, the UK, and the USA

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology (PSIPP)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: New Perspectives on Prison Masculinities

    • Matthew Maycock
    Pages 1-16

  3. Work, Intimacy and Prisoner Masculinities

    • Martha Morey, Ben Crewe
    Pages 17-41

  4. Being Inside: Masculine Imaginaries, Prison Interiors

    • Rod Earle
    Pages 43-64

  5. “They’re All Up in the Gym and All That, Tops Off, Fake Tan.” Embodied Masculinities, Bodywork and Resistance Within Two British Prisons

    • Matthew Maycock
    Pages 65-89

  6. “Don’t Mess with Me!” Enacting Masculinities Under a Compulsory Prison Regime

    • Nick de Viggiani
    Pages 91-121

  7. Saying the Unsayable: Foregrounding Men in the Prison System

    • Jennifer Sloan
    Pages 123-144

  8. Hear Our Voices: We’re More than the Hyper-Masculine Label—Reasonings of Black Men Participating in a Faith-Based Prison Programme

    • Geraldine Brown, Paul Grant
    Pages 145-168

  9. A Framework Model of Black Masculinities and Desistance

    • Martin Glynn
    Pages 169-195

  10. Sporting Masculinities in Prison

    • Hannah Baumer, Rosie Meek
    Pages 197-221

  11. Inhabiting the Australian Prison: Masculinities, Violence and Identity Work

    • Katie Seymour
    Pages 223-245

  12. Exploring Masculinity Construction, Subject Positioning and the Relationship with Dad

    • Tony Evans
    Pages 247-276

  13. Inside the Prison Parenting Classroom: Caring, Sharing and the Softer Side of Masculinity

    • Katie Buston
    Pages 277-306

  14. Paternity and the Paradigms of Possibility: Comparing Two Fatherhood Programs in American Prisons

    • Anna Curtis
    Pages 307-330

  15. Correction to: “Don’t Mess with Me!” Enacting Masculinities Under a Compulsory Prison Regime

    • Nick de Viggiani
    Pages C1-C1

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 331-343
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About this book

This edited collection utilises recent advances in theories on masculinities to explore and analyse the ways in which prisons shape performances of gender, both within prison settings and following release from prison. The authors assess here how the highly gendered world of the prison (where the population is overwhelmingly male in most countries) impacts upon the performance of masculinities. Including original pieces from England, Australia, Scotland and the USA, as well as contributions which take a broader methodological and conceptual approach to masculinity, this engaging and original collection holds international appeal and relevance. Cumulatively, the chapters illustrate the importance of considering a nuanced understanding of masculinity within prison research, and as such, will be of particular interest for scholars of penology, gender studies, and the criminal justice system.

Reviews

“This is a thought-provoking, empirically rich book that makes an important contribution towards describing and bringing attention to the impacts and dilemmas of incarcerated men and the enactment of prisoners’ masculinities. … many of the contributors make interesting use of diverse literatures, disciplines and theories, ensuring the book is an important resource for scholars and those interested in the lives and well being of prisoners.” (Paul L Simpson, Current Issues in Criminal Justice , Vol. 30 (01), July, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Scottish Prison Service, Edinburgh, UK

    Matthew Maycock

  • University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Kate Hunt

About the editors

Matthew Maycock is a Learning and Development Researcher at the Scottish Prison Service.  He was previously Investigator Scientist at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow, Scotland.


Kate Hunt is Associate Director at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), and also Professor of Gender and Health, University of Glasgow, Scotland. She leads a programme of research funded by the UK Medical Research Council and Scotland’s Chief Scientist Office on ‘Understanding and Improving Health within Settings and Organisations’.




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