Bozkurt, S. 2025. Speaking from the margins: An autoethnography of motherhood, culture, gender and criminalisation. Incarceration. 6, pp. 1 -18. https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663251347449
| Title | Speaking from the margins: An autoethnography of motherhood, culture, gender and criminalisation |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Bozkurt, S. |
| Abstract | A growing body of research offers valuable insights into the experiences of women, mothers, and racially minoritised individuals in prison. However, much of this work relies on second-hand accounts, filtered through researchers’ perspectives, leaving participants largely excluded from the processes of analysis and interpretation. This article examines the imprisonment experience of a Turkish mother through an intersectional lens, addressing intersecting layers of marginalisation related to gender, motherhood, culture, and prisoner status. Using an autoethnographic approach, the researcher blends personal narrative with existing scholarship to offer a nuanced analysis. The paper fills a critical gap in prison studies by integrating culture, gender, and parenthood alongside prisoner status, amplifying the voices of marginalised women often overlooked in mainstream criminology. |
| Journal | Incarceration |
| Journal citation | 6, pp. 1 -18 |
| ISSN | 2632-6663 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663251347449 |
| Web address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/26326663251347449 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 16 Jun 2025 |