RT Article
T1 How fathers construct and perform masculinity in a liminal prison space
JF Punishment & society
VO 21
IS 3
SP 275
OP 294
A1 Bartlett, Tess S.
A1 Eriksson, Anna
A2 Eriksson, Anna
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1743494572
AB Through a lens of identity and the self, this article analyses the views of 39 primary carer fathers incarcerated in Victoria focusing specifically on the points of intersection between fathers and their children. Using the prison visiting room and phone conversations by way of illustration it explores differing expressions of masculinity and seeks to understand the conflict of identity that exists for fathers within these liminal, in-between spaces. We aim to address a gap in research and theory by providing new insights into fathering and conflicting constructions of masculinity within the prison as seen in ‘frontstage’ and ‘backstage’ selves and by exploring how fathers perform fathering within this space. We conclude by summarising the key theoretical and practical implications of our work.
K1 Goffman
K1 Fathering
K1 Imprisonment
K1 Liminality
K1 Masculinity
K1 Visiting
DO 10.1177/1462474518757092