Sasha Gear
Biographic Data
| ID | 166266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sasha Gear |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Gear |
| SIGNATURE | GEAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Violence makes safe in South African prisons
That gangs have a prominent place in South African prison violence-like in many other geographical contexts-has become increasingly clear. Based on qualitative research among South African inmates and ex-inmates, we propose that prison gangs be considered adaptation strategies to the extremely coercive and oppressive environments of prisons. We focus on the relationship between gang involvement in prison, violent acts among inmates, and the risk …
Behind the Bars of Masculinity
This article explores the dynamics and layers of discourse surrounding sex, sexual violence and coercion in South Africa's men's prisons. Violence in prison - most of which goes unrecorded - is ritualized and is fundamental in establishing inmate identities and hierarchies. Male rape, perhaps the most severely under-reported, is one of many forms of assault occurring (predominantly) between prisoners. Drawing on interviews with (ex-)prisoners, to…
Rules of engagement
This paper analyses data from a recent study of ex-prisoners and prisoners in Gauteng Province, South Africa, to consider the moral economy established by hegemonic inmate culture in which sexual interactions are negotiated. It argues that while this system is based on outside norms of heterosexism, ruptures with these norms occur. Male prison populations are rearranged into gendered categories through intricate inmate rituals, causing dramatic b…
Violence makes safe in South African prisons
That gangs have a prominent place in South African prison violence-like in many other geographical contexts-has become increasingly clear. Based on qualitative research among South African inmates and ex-inmates, we propose that prison gangs be considered adaptation strategies to the extremely coercive and oppressive environments of prisons. We focus on the relationship between gang involvement in prison, violent acts among inmates, and the risk …
Rules of engagement
This paper analyses data from a recent study of ex-prisoners and prisoners in Gauteng Province, South Africa, to consider the moral economy established by hegemonic inmate culture in which sexual interactions are negotiated. It argues that while this system is based on outside norms of heterosexism, ruptures with these norms occur. Male prison populations are rearranged into gendered categories through intricate inmate rituals, causing dramatic b…
Behind the Bars of Masculinity
This article explores the dynamics and layers of discourse surrounding sex, sexual violence and coercion in South Africa's men's prisons. Violence in prison - most of which goes unrecorded - is ritualized and is fundamental in establishing inmate identities and hierarchies. Male rape, perhaps the most severely under-reported, is one of many forms of assault occurring (predominantly) between prisoners. Drawing on interviews with (ex-)prisoners, to…
Violence makes safe in South African prisons
That gangs have a prominent place in South African prison violence-like in many other geographical contexts-has become increasingly clear. Based on qualitative research among South African inmates and ex-inmates, we propose that prison gangs be considered adaptation strategies to the extremely coercive and oppressive environments of prisons. We focus on the relationship between gang involvement in prison, violent acts among inmates, and the risk …
Criminology (3 works) · Prison (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Masculinity (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work)