Looking for Ashley: Re-reading What the Smith Case Reveals about the Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada
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Looking for Ashley: Re-reading What the Smith Case Reveals about the Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada

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Looking for Ashley: Re-reading What the Smith Case Reveals about the Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada

About this book

Uncover the hidden truths behind the Ashley Smith case and its implications for Canadian society. This book offers a critical discourse analysis of the Ashley Smith case, revealing the power dynamics and governmental technologies at play in the governance of girls, mothers, and families in Canada. It is for scholars of criminology, feminist legal studies, social work, and Canadian history.

Explore the complexities of the Smith case, challenging prevalent constructions and exposing the necropolitical successes that perpetuate social exclusion. Discover how representations of Ashley Smith reinforce systems governing gender, security, and race thinking. Understand the limitations of current approaches and find new perspectives on supporting the agencies of adolescent girls.

  • Analyze the governance of marginalized groups in Canada
  • Understand the intersection of law, mental health, and social justice
  • Challenge prevalent constructions of Ashley Smith
  • Find new perspectives on supporting the agencies of adolescent girls

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Information

Publisher
Demeter Press
Year
2015
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781772580174
Subtopic
Criminal Law
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. LOOKING FOR ASHLEY
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. List of Acronyms
  8. Epigraph
  9. 1. The Project
  10. 2. Foundations of the Project - The Project in Conversation
  11. 3. Inmate Smith - Necropolitical Success
  12. 4. Child Ashley - Recuperation
  13. 5. Patient Smith - From Problem Inmate to Mental Patient: Pathologization, Assimilation, Domestication
  14. 6. Conclusion - Multiple Agencies
  15. Bibliography
  16. About the Author

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