Abstract
This article uses speculative fiction as a method for exploring the potentialities of queer abolition utopias. Abolition utopias aim to strike a balance of hope and need, offering innovative alternatives to prison while also addressing the current penal and social realities of marginalised groups. Queer abolition utopias, informed by the literature in queer criminology, centres the experiences of LGBTQ + people in these innovative alternatives. This article presents 3 pieces of short speculative fiction (1) Finding Harmony House, (2) Glasgow East Community Forum, (3) Our Long weekend at Leuchars Lodge. All 3 stories centre an LGBTQ + character(s) who are facing a particular challenge or challenges in their life, and how said alternatives might play a role in their moving forward.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 903-917 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Critical Criminology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Early online date | 29 Jul 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2024 |
Funding
Economic and Social Research Council - ES/P000630/1
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