From Modern to Postmodern Penality? A Response to Hallsworth  

Oleh:

Penna, Sue ; Yar, Majid

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Theoretical Criminology vol. 7 no. 4 (Nov. 2003), page 469–482.
Topik: modernism; modernity; penality; postmodernism; postmodernity
Fulltext: 469TC74.pdf (265.03KB)

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This article responds to a recent article by Hallsworth (2000), which claims that contemporary changes in penal practice indicate the rise of a postmodern penality. We identify three issues raised by Hallsworth's argument, encompassing methodological, empirical and conceptual questions. We argue that his approach exhibits some methodological problems, as well as a conceptual conflation between 'postmodernity' as a social formation and 'postmodernism' as an anti-foundational epistemology for social inquiry. Given the problems identified here, we suggest that a convincing case for a 'postmodern penality' has not yet been made.

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