Book Review
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Citation
Miranda D (2020) Book review: Anastasia Chamberlen, Embodying Punishment: Emotions, Identities, and Lived Experiences in Women¡¯s Prisons. Review of: Embodying Punishment: Emotions, Identities, and Lived Experiences in Women¡¯s Prisons Anastasia Chamberlen, Embodying Punishment: Emotions, Identities, and Lived Experiences in Women¡¯s Prisons, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2018; pp. 288: 9780198749240. Theoretical Criminology, 24 (4), p. 708¨C710. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480619871111
Abstract
First paragraph: Sykes¡¯ (1958) seminal work has inspired several scholars to explore the long-lasting effects and pains of imprisonment (see, for instance, Crewe, 2011; Liebling and Maruna, 2005). Sixty years after the publication of The Society of Captives, Chamberlen¡¯s book gives voice to the punished bodies in order to comprehend the lived experience of imprisonment. This book provides a much-needed reflection on how imprisonment is experienced through the body and the effects it has on women¡¯s lives and identities. By reflecting on the subjective understanding of women¡¯s experiences in prisons, the author portrays punishment as an embodied and gendered experience. Indeed, the bodies are central as they ¡®materially and physically sense and feel punishment¡¯ (p. 56).
Journal
Theoretical Criminology: Volume 24, Issue 4
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Funders | |
| Publication date | 30/11/2020 |
| Publication date online | 31/08/2019 |
| Date accepted by journal | 28/08/2019 |
| URL | |
| ISSN | 1362-4806 |
| eISSN | 1461-7439 |
| Item discussed | Embodying Punishment: Emotions, Identities, and Lived Experiences in Women¡¯s Prisons Anastasia Chamberlen, Embodying Punishment: Emotions, Identities, and Lived Experiences in Women¡¯s Prisons, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2018; pp. 288: 9780198749240 |
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