“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman
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Halliwell, Sherree, Hickey, Andrew, du Plessis, Carol du, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Phillips, Tania M., Debattista, Joseph, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Daken, Kirstie and Bromdal, Annette. 2023. "“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman." Paner, Heather and Dwyer, Angela (ed.) Transgender People and Criminal Justice: An Examination of Issues in Victimology, Policing, Sentencing, and Prisons. Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 183-212
| Chapter Title | “Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| Book Title | Transgender People and Criminal Justice: An Examination of Issues in Victimology, Policing, Sentencing, and Prisons |
| Authors | Halliwell, Sherree, Hickey, Andrew, du Plessis, Carol du, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Phillips, Tania M., Debattista, Joseph, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Daken, Kirstie and Bromdal, Annette |
| Editors | Paner, Heather and Dwyer, Angela |
| Volume | 1 |
| Page Range | 183-212 |
| Series | Critical Criminological Perspectives |
| Chapter Number | 8 |
| Number of Pages | 30 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783031298929 |
| 9783031298936 | |
| 9783031298950 | |
| ISSN | 2731-0604 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29893-6_8 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-29893-6_8 |
| Abstract | Around the world, incarcerated trans women experience substantial victimisation and mistreatment equating to increased risk of suffering and self-harm compared to the general incarcerated population. This case study shares the story of Natasha Keating, a trans woman incarcerated in two male settings in Australia between 2000 and 2007. We examine 121 letters of complaint and self-advocacy authored by Natasha and provide an analysis of the discursive strategies Natasha employed to construct an affirming self-identity, and effect social change within a system designed to curtail self-determination. Through an impassioned letter-writing approach leveraging military metaphors, evidence of Natasha’s cognitive transformation is found. The letters showcase the significant implications Natasha’s activism, self-agentism, and self-determination had in naming and seeking to dismantle the systems of oppression that incarcerated trans women experience. |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Contains sensitive content |
| Sensitive Handling Note | Contains images, voices, and/or names of deceased persons |
| Contains traumatic content | |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440508. Transgender studies |
| 440209. Gender and crime | |
| 440202. Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation | |
| 420602. Health equity | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
| Institute for Resilient Regions | |
| Centre for Health Research | |
| School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
| Department of Health, Queensland | |
| Vanderbilt University, United States | |
| Brown University, United States |
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