Angela Hattery
Biography
Angela J. Hattery is Professor of Women & Gender Studies and Co-Director of the Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence at the University of Delaware. She is the author of 11 books, including her most recent book, Gender, Power and Violence: Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in Society Today (2019), which followed on the heels of Policing Black Bodies: How Black Lives are Surveilled and How to Work for Change (2018) as well as dozens of book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. Her forthcoming book, Way Down in the Hole: Race, Intimacy and the Reproduction of Racial Ideologies in Solitary Confinement, explores the ways in which racial antagonisms are exacerbated by the particular structures of solitary confinement. Dr. Hattery serves as a consultant to agencies that seek to combat violence against women, and she regularly appears as an expert on these issues with major U.S. TV and radio news media. She teaches courses on race and gender inequality, families, and methods.
Degrees
B.A. Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (Sociology and Anthropology)
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Books and Book Chapters
- Hattery, Angela J. and Earl Smith. 2019. Gender, Power and Violence: Responding to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Society Today. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
- Hattery, Angela J. and Earl Smith. (2018). Policing the Black Body: How Black Lives are Surveilled and How to Work for Change. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
- Hattery, Angela J. and Earl Smith. (3rd Edition 2019/2nd Edition 2016/2012).The Social Dynamics of Family Violence. 2nd Edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 3rd Edition: New York: Routledge.
Journal Articles
- Rudes, Danielle, Shannon Portillo, Shannon Magnusson and Angela Hattery. Forthcoming. "Sex Logics:Negotiating the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Against Its' Administrative, Safety, and Cultural Burdens." Punishment & Society.
- Smith, Earl and Angela J. Hattery. 2020. "Bad Boy for Life: Hip-Hop Music, Race and Sport" Sociology of Sport Journal. 37(3):
- Hattery, Angela J., Marissa Kiss and Earl Smith. 2019. "Always the Bridesmaid and Never the Bride: Women's and Minorities Coaching Opportunities in Intercollegiate Sports." Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation Volume 1, Issue 5 (2019) https://journals.shareok.org/jheai/issue/current
Current Projects
Along with Dr. Earl Smith, Dr. Hattery is currently completing work on a three-year project examining the living and working conditions in solitary confinement units in a state prison system. The project involved nearly 100 interviews with inmates and staff living and working in solitary confinement as well as ethnographic observations. The book, tentatively entitled Way Down in the Hole: Race, Intimacy and the Reproduction of Racial Ideologies in Solitary Confinement is under contract with Rutgers University Press.
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Crucial conversations
March 15, 2024 | Written by Megan M.F. EverhartOne of the Central Park ‘Exonerated Five’ shares his story of finding hope and using his platform to advocate for reform. -
Hope in the fight against gender-based violence
November 03, 2023 | Written by Hilary DouwesThe fight against gender-based violence is a multi-faceted and complex issue. So when the organizers of a recent national conference about the topic held at the University of Delaware started planning the event, they intentionally took an interdisciplinary approach. -
Addressing Gender-Based Violence
September 20, 2023 | Written by Hilary DouwesThe University of Delaware's Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence will host a national conference on gender-based violence on Sept. 28 and 29.