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OverviewDrawing on interviews conducted throughout New York City, Black feminist criminologist Janet Garcia-Hallett shares the traditionally silenced voices of formerly incarcerated mothers of color. Patriarchy, misogyny, and systemic racism marginalize and criminalize these mothers, pushing them into the grasp of penal control and exacerbating their racialized and gendered oppression after incarceration. Invisible Mothers exposes the difficult realities that African American, West Indian, and Latina mothers experience when reentering the community after incarceration and navigating motherhood. Armed with critical insight, Invisible Mothers demonstrates the paradox of visibility: social institutions treat mothers of color as invisible, restricting them from equal opportunities, and simultaneously as hypervisible, penalizing them for the ways they survive their marginalization. Though formerly incarcerated mothers of color are forced to live in a state of disempowerment and hypersurveillance, Invisible Mothers reveals and contests their marginalization and highlights how mothers of color perform motherwork on their own terms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Janet Garcia-HallettPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780520315051ISBN 10: 0520315057 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 08 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Motherwork: It's Always Been a Very Demanding Job 2. Custody and Housing: I Just Want My Baby Back 3. Employment and Finances: I Just Want to Be Able to Provide 4. Life in Recovery: There's No Turning Back Conclusion Appendix A: Research Design Appendix B: Summary of the Mothers Notes References IndexReviews"""A valuable contribution to our knowledge about the lives of justice-involved African American, West Indian, and Latina mothers who are navigating the carceral state in the face of intersecting forms of oppression."" * Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work * “Garcia-Hallett’s work tells a story of visibility and recognition, acknowledging the full humanity of these women whose identities are often fragmented in society. By weaving in testimonies and real-life experiences, she challenges prevailing narratives that depict these women as deviant or invisible.” * American Sociological Association *" """A valuable contribution to our knowledge about the lives of justice-involved African American, West Indian, and Latina mothers who are navigating the carceral state in the face of intersecting forms of oppression."" * Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work *" Author InformationJanet Garcia-Hallett, an Afro-Latina mother and a product of Harlem, is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven's Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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