Fleetwood, J. 2016. Entering the Global Field: Talk, Travel and Narrative Practice in Ecuadorian Prisons. British Journal of Community Justice, 14(2), pp. 13-32. ISSN 1475-0279 [Article]

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Prisons in Ecuador represent a globalised field. In this fieldwork confessional I outline my place within this field (characterised by global inequalities), and describe the ways in which I gained entry to the community of foreign nationals. In particular, I focus on the construction of being foreign as a specific membership category, as well as the role of narrative and storytelling in bridging international and social divides, fostering a shared sense of community, and the role of visitors as listeners for inmates' stories. This narrative practice made researching drug trafficking possible, however such stories require careful interpretation to avoid misinterpretation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher full text is used with permission.
Keywords:	Narrative; fieldwork; methodology; prisons; globalisation
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology > Unit for Global Justice (UGJ)
Dates:	Date Event 25 October 2016 Published 1 November 2016 Accepted
Item ID:	20765
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2017 15:09
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 16:28
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/20765

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