“Prison is not a good place … ”
Learning from dilemmas surrounding an inmate's experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17696077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Pillay (0000-0001-7152-3974, Boeing (Canada), corresponding author), Sithembiso Ngubane |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 24-31 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Agenda (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-0950 • E-ISSN: 2158-978X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10130950.2015.1096094 |
| OpenAlex | W2191224794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Exploring the complex lives of incarcerated African women is a powerful site for deepening our knowledge and responsibility as a transforming country. Empirical research by South African researchers on circumstances that lead African women to imprisonment, and the conditions they experience in prison, is sadly lacking. We take a narrative inquiry stance to explore what can be learned about life in a South African prison from an ex-inmate, Bakke. Drawing on the conceptual frame of dilemmatic spaces and Foucault's theory of ethics, we analyse two vignettes: Bakke's pathway to prison, and her decision to turn her life around during incarceration. The analysis opens our eyes to a deeper understanding of the dynamic, complex everyday lives of young African women growing up in rural settings, and who turn to crime
Criminology · Imprisonment · Lived experience · Narrative · Prison · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Legal Issues in South Africa · Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |