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Title: ‘She's alpha male’: transgressive gender performances in the probation ‘classroom’.
Authors: Perry, Emma1 (AUTHOR) eperry100@yahoo.co.uk
Source: Gender & Education. Jul2013, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p396-412. 17p.
Subject Terms: *Femininity, *Masculinity, Transgender people, Poststructuralism, Women criminals, Probation
Abstract: The past decade has seen an exponential rise in the popularity of cognitive–behavioural programmes as a means of rehabilitating ‘offenders’. Although the programmes have been evaluated by a number of researchers, very little qualitative work exists, particularly with regard to the discourses mobilised by practitioners, and the production of gendered subjectivities in this setting. Consequently, this article focuses on one woman, ‘Michelle’, who attended an Aggression Replacement Training programme as part of her probation sentence. By drawing on Francis’ [2010. Re/theorizing gender: Female masculinity and male femininity in the classroom.Gender and Education] notion of gender monoglossia and heteroglossia I aim to provide a nuanced account of Michelle's seemingly straightforward ‘performance’ of ‘female masculinity’ [Halberstam, J. 1998.Female masculinity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press]. Through an analysis of the discourses mobilised by practitioners I also demonstrate that within this discursive environment the rehabilitation of female ‘offenders’ continues to be one of conformity to traditional ‘feminine’ gender norms as well as a desistance from crime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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