The contribution this project makes is in the deconstruction and exploration of the concepts of poverty and transgression through the first person narratives of girls and their constructions of self, as told through their use of mobile phones and social media.ĭr. Further, a longitudinal, prospective study in Scotland found that gender and social class affected a young person’s likelihood of coming into the Youth Justice System (YJS) that could not be explained by other factors (McAra and McVie 2005). Studies have shown that young people from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds are strongly over-represented within most youth justice systems (Fox and Arnull 2013). We know that delinquency and poverty are strongly interrelated although we imperfectly understand the causal mechanism.

'Constructing an Autobiography: Resistance, Poverty and Transgression: Girls Tell Stories'

Simone James Alexander joins IRW from Seton Hall University Thus, the nation is reimaged as one in which alternative sexualities are part of the nationalist, masculinist discourse.ĭr. Furthermore, erotic autonomy as a politics of feminism engenders decriminalization or decolonization of alternative sexualities. This project explores how by embodying erotic autonomy, the female protagonist, Viveka Krishnu of Shani Mootoo’s Valmiki’s Daughter, challenges the state’s definition of citizenship “normativized within the prism of heterosexuality.” This challenge manifests in the disruption of the neat narrative of heteronormativity and masculinity. “Sex and the State: The Politics of Mannishness, Transgression and Sexual Decolonization' Visiting Scholars participate in the IRW seminar, present public lectures and speak in classes throughout the university. The IRW hosts feminist researchers from around the world as Visiting Scholars, enabling them to pursue their own research and writing in a supportive environment while accessing Rutgers’ unique feminist resources.

Valmiki's Daughter by Shani Mootoo