Theresa L Petray
Biographic Data
| ID | 4250018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theresa L Petray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theresa L |
| FAMILY NAME | Petray |
| SIGNATURE | PETRAY T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Cook University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Impacts of Drug and Alcohol use on Sentencing for First Nations and Non-Indigenous Defendants
This paper examines the ways personal use of illicit substances and alcohol are constructed as either mitigating or aggravating factors to explain offending. We consider the differential constructions of these factors for people who appear in supreme and district courts in northern Queensland, Australia, for offences involving illicit substance use, alcohol use, drug-related offences, and violence. Qualitative analysis of courtroom observations i…
Your Privilege Is Trending: Confronting Whiteness on Social Media
Social media activism provides an important space for dialogue and consciousness-raising. Racism, privilege, and inequalities have received considerable attention in social media discussions. #WhiteProverbs was one attempt to confront this issue, focusing particularly on White privilege. The tweets show how social media is a site where 'serious games' are played, as agents are constrained by the 'rules' but still able to make choices and push bou…
A walk in the park: Political Emotions and Ethnographic Vacillation in Activist Research
Critically engaged activist research blends a theoretical approach towards power and resistance with a practical methodology for ethnographies of social movements. However, when undertaking this sort of research it can be easy to lose sight of critical analysis because of the political emotions that researchers share with activist participants. I was reminded of the need for critical reflection by a particularly jarring ethnographic moment: durin…
A walk in the park: Political Emotions and Ethnographic Vacillation in Activist Research
Critically engaged activist research blends a theoretical approach towards power and resistance with a practical methodology for ethnographies of social movements. However, when undertaking this sort of research it can be easy to lose sight of critical analysis because of the political emotions that researchers share with activist participants. I was reminded of the need for critical reflection by a particularly jarring ethnographic moment: durin…
Your Privilege Is Trending: Confronting Whiteness on Social Media
Social media activism provides an important space for dialogue and consciousness-raising. Racism, privilege, and inequalities have received considerable attention in social media discussions. #WhiteProverbs was one attempt to confront this issue, focusing particularly on White privilege. The tweets show how social media is a site where 'serious games' are played, as agents are constrained by the 'rules' but still able to make choices and push bou…
A walk in the park: Political Emotions and Ethnographic Vacillation in Activist Research
Critically engaged activist research blends a theoretical approach towards power and resistance with a practical methodology for ethnographies of social movements. However, when undertaking this sort of research it can be easy to lose sight of critical analysis because of the political emotions that researchers share with activist participants. I was reminded of the need for critical reflection by a particularly jarring ethnographic moment: durin…
Your Privilege Is Trending: Confronting Whiteness on Social Media
Social media activism provides an important space for dialogue and consciousness-raising. Racism, privilege, and inequalities have received considerable attention in social media discussions. #WhiteProverbs was one attempt to confront this issue, focusing particularly on White privilege. The tweets show how social media is a site where 'serious games' are played, as agents are constrained by the 'rules' but still able to make choices and push bou…
The Impacts of Drug and Alcohol use on Sentencing for First Nations and Non-Indigenous Defendants
This paper examines the ways personal use of illicit substances and alcohol are constructed as either mitigating or aggravating factors to explain offending. We consider the differential constructions of these factors for people who appear in supreme and district courts in northern Queensland, Australia, for offences involving illicit substance use, alcohol use, drug-related offences, and violence. Qualitative analysis of courtroom observations i…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Aggravating Factor (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works)