Gwenola Ricordeau, Ph.D.

gricordeau@csuchico.edu


Assistant Professor

California State University, Chico

Year of PhD: 2005

City: Chico, California - 95928

Country: United States

About Me:

Gwenola Ricordeau is a feminist and a penal abolitionist. Originally from France where she obtained her PhD and began her academic career, she lives in Northern California since 2017 and she is an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at the California State University, Chico. She has devoted most of her research to relatives of prisoners and gender and sexuality in prison. Her recent work focus on the representations (especially in movies and museums) of the penal system. She has also conducted research in the Philippines on marriage migrations, feminism and women in politics.

Research Interests

Crime Politics

Prisons And Gender

Sexuality In Prison

Relatives Of Prisoners

Visits In Prison

France

Penal Abolitionism

Countries of Interest

France

United States

Publications:

Journal Articles:

(2018) Prisoners on Strike in the US, BoodsandIdeas

Between August 21 and September 9, 2018, American prisoners were called to strike by several of their organizations. It is not the first time that such a mobilization takes place. A socio-historical approach allows to put it into perspective, and illustrates the contradictions between the prison system and collective action.

(2016) Approaching sexuality in prisons, Champ penal Penal field

This article introduces a journal issue on "Sexuality in Prisons and penal institutions".