On the possibility of engaged ethnography in prison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesca Cerbini (0000-0002-1323-8435, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 15-18 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12770 |
| OpenAlex | W4311737429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
The state responded brutally to lockdown protests in Italian prisons soon after Italy announced its first national Covid-19 lockdown. This article affirms the need for prison ethnographies, exploring ethical and methodological directions to research what is potentially a violent environment. However, within a prison context devoted to secrecy and suspicion, this research focuses on mundane fieldwork topics 'other than violence'; namely, everyday life in prison (such as food, health and spirituality). Such a focus allows us to develop cultural intimacy in formal institutions while preserving political engagement
Criminology · Ethnography · Everyday life · Political science · Politics · Prison · Secrecy · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropology · Cambodian History and Society · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · History · Law · Medicine · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |