Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Solidarity with colleagues in Edinburgh! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEdinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cutsMembers of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts. 140
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#Teaching or #Learning #Research methods, #Sensory #Criminology, #Interviewing, getting into the #field? #HigherEducation, #PhD, #Postgraduate - This beautifully written post is one not to miss: sensorycriminology.com/2026/09/19/c...sensorycriminology.comComing to one’s senses: knowledge production, situatedness, and vulnerability in criminological interview work.…but they had seen my raw vulnerability first. They had been given evidence that I was putting myself in a complex physical situation – meeting with unknown men in areas I’d never been, their… 002
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#Teaching or #Learning #Research methods, #Sensory #Criminology, #Interviewing, getting into the #field? #HigherEducation, #PhD, #Postgraduate - This beautifully written post is one not to miss: sensorycriminology.com/2026/09/19/c...sensorycriminology.comComing to one’s senses: knowledge production, situatedness, and vulnerability in criminological interview work.…but they had seen my raw vulnerability first. They had been given evidence that I was putting myself in a complex physical situation – meeting with unknown men in areas I’d never been, their… 002
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The brilliant Louise Gerbier reflecting on how her visual impairment proved a point of connection between her and #research participants, #torture survivors and #detainees in #NorthernIreland. Vital for #Teaching #ResearchSkills, #Conflict, #Criminology: sensorycriminology.com/2026/09/19/c...sensorycriminology.comComing to one’s senses: knowledge production, situatedness, and vulnerability in criminological interview work.…but they had seen my raw vulnerability first. They had been given evidence that I was putting myself in a complex physical situation – meeting with unknown men in areas I’d never been, their… 002
Reposted by Kate HerrityVero @verognzlz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The follow-up to #Punishment as Class Governance has been accepted at Punishment & Society! It will be the 2nd article in my Unequal Punishment Trilogy. Looking forward to sharing it once it’s out. In the meantime, read the 1st here: doi.org/10.1177/1462... #AcademicSky #Criminologydoi.orgPunishment as class governance: Bureaucratic (un)knowing and the gradient of state harm - Veronica Valencia Gonzalez, 2026Punishment is commonly understood as a response to criminal behavior calibrated by offense severity or legal proportionality. This article advances a different ... 042
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The brilliant Louise Gerbier reflecting on how her visual impairment proved a point of connection between her and #research participants, #torture survivors and #detainees in #NorthernIreland. Vital for #Teaching #ResearchSkills, #Conflict, #Criminology: sensorycriminology.com/2026/09/19/c...sensorycriminology.comComing to one’s senses: knowledge production, situatedness, and vulnerability in criminological interview work.…but they had seen my raw vulnerability first. They had been given evidence that I was putting myself in a complex physical situation – meeting with unknown men in areas I’d never been, their… 002
Reposted by Kate HerrityJon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Education provision was cut by 46% at HMP Lancaster Farms under the new contracts. Now the prison's capacity is being increased by 40%. How will it be possible to provide education and training to the expanded population? www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukLancashire prison to gain 240 extra placesHMP Lancaster Farms capacity boosted by more than 40 per cent as part of largest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era 012
Reposted by Kate HerrityDr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Seeing #Criminology folk off to #EuroCrim2026 evokes pangs of FOMO @kateherrity.bsky.social and I wanted to promote www.routledge.com/The-Routledg... However, given actions/position of President & Executive re: #Palestine we could not in good conscience attend, and wont again until context changes.routledge.comThe Routledge International Handbook of Sensory CriminologyThe Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology reimagines what criminology can become when we take the senses seriously. Centring the sensory as fundamental to the experience of harm, jus... 041
Reposted by Kate HerrityPrison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 01/09/2026🚨NEW: The percentage of women over the age of 50 has doubled in the last 2 decades, yet prisons still don't have a plan for menopause care. Menopause is inevitable, but behind bars, it's ignored 🧵 12710
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Done something weird, this is the link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Here it is, the first review for our edited collection Sound and Detention from Murray Lee with Lucy Cathcart Frödén and Áine Mangaoang, link to the book and accompanying audio archive: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sound-and... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 100
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just to let you know #Sound, #Order and Survival in #Prison is now 50% off with the wonderful @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-... Here's a link to a chat about it on 'Thinking Allowed' www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... One for the beach, for Mums, for xmas stockings...bristoluniversitypress.co.ukSound, Order and Survival in PrisonSound, Order and Survival in Prison - The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown; The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonous... 024
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just to let you know #Sound, #Order and Survival in #Prison is now 50% off with the wonderful @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-... Here's a link to a chat about it on 'Thinking Allowed' www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... One for the beach, for Mums, for xmas stockings...bristoluniversitypress.co.ukSound, Order and Survival in PrisonSound, Order and Survival in Prison - The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown; The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonous... 024
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026#prisons people - can anyone direct me to policy on support for prison staff returning after mental-health related leave? 000
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026So important!! #Race and #Racialisation in #Prison and #CJS still needs talking about!! Please share. 001
Reposted by Kate HerrityDr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Last week at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social Angela Charles, Khatuna Tsintsadze @zahidmubarektrust.bsky.social, and I spoke about the issues of #Racism and #Racialisation in #Prison, and the #CriminalJustice system more broadly. See discussion here: #Criminology #CJS youtu.be/ANdCj6EiSk4?...youtu.beAll talk, no action? 3 June 2026YouTube video by Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) 184
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026So important!! #Race and #Racialisation in #Prison and #CJS still needs talking about!! Please share. 001
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Launching our book in Sweden in 15 mins or so. Do drop by if you're interested in #Sound, #Music and #Detention: mau.se/en/calendar/...mau.seK3 seminar: Listening nearby: sonic citizenship and social justice | Malmö University 030
Reposted by Kate HerrityLizzie Seal @lizzieseal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Advance paperback copy of my new book! 1155
Reposted by Kate HerrityStirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 19/05/2026We enjoyed having Dr @kir-anderson.bsky.social giving a #research seminar today at the University of Stirling on her RSE-funded research on The Key magazine, made by people who had been incarcerated in the Barlinnie Special Unit and the Cages in a prison Inverness in the 1970s. #Criminology #CrimSky 021
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Fascinating stuff! It somewhat reminded me about Katy Roscoe's post on Cockatoo Island, and the environment awaiting these people: sensorycriminology.com/2020/07/27/t...sensorycriminology.comTALKING ABOUT NOT TALKING: THE SENSES AND THE VICTORIAN PRISONOne of the most important rituals of the experienced criminal starting a sentence in some cellular Victorian prisons was entirely tactile. He or she would run their fingers along the ledge beneath … 130
Reposted by Kate HerrityDr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Transported for stealing boxes of matches. Shipped to the other side of the world, never to return. The history of penal transportation is dark, brutal and surprisingly well documented. Out now – essential reading for true crime fans and family historians drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/getting-th...drangelabuckley.substack.com'Getting the boat'A brief history of penal transportation 45113
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026New post on our book - with Aine Mangaoang and Lucy Cathcart Froden - #Sound and #Detention. Useful for #Research, #Teaching and practice on #Arts and #Music in #Prison. Lots of resources helpfully linked in one place: sensorycriminology.com/2026/05/17/s...sensorycriminology.comSound and Detention: Writing about music, sound and confinementMusic becomes his bridge, a tether between displacement and possibility, a fragile articulation of belonging in a world that refuses to accommodate him. But sound is never neutral. It carries histo… 032
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I'd forgotten quite how much until I was showing it to @warrcrim.bsky.social for some reason. Then I remembered quite how much helpful guidance there is for, well, all of us really, but particularly those coming through and puzzling through those firsts. 020
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I thought all #PostGraduates, #PhD students and #Academics were aware of this resource but we don't get to share stuff any more, so please do share this, particularly with the #Research students and #ECR's in your life: patthomson.netpatthomson.netpatterresearch education, academic writing, public engagement, funding, other eccentricities. 121
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026@bloomsburybooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social 010
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Tues, May 5, 2026, the Colloquium on Sound & Sensory Studies continues with a book launch: Listening Nearby: Sonic Citizenship and Social Justice in Places of Detention: Lucy Cathcart Frödén, Kate Herrity and Áine Mangaoang Time: 3:15-4:30 p.m. link: artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/sou...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 010
Reposted by Kate HerrityThe Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Why are so many people coming to harm in prison? And what can be done to make prisons safer? Join us online on Thursday 30 April for the next event in our Howard League Spotlights series, on safety in custody: howardleague.org/events/howard-leag…howardleague.orgThe Howard League | Howard League Spotlights: Safety in custodyHoward League Spotlights 16: Safety in custody. 012
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 09/04/2026This is a spectacular chapter from a spectacular academic and writer - you don't want to miss it! Also though, it's wonderful to see @stirunicriminology.bsky.social supporting their team. More of this!! 032
Reposted by Kate HerrityPhil Crockett Thomas @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I contributed a chapter on Phil Collins's extraordinary abolitionist art project (and documentary) Bring Down the Walls. Highly recommended viewing & listening: creativetime.org/projects/bri... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAX.... Thanks: Lucy, @kateherrity.bsky.social, Áine, Phil & Sinisa!youtube.comBRING DOWN THE WALLS - Trailer - #NewFest2021YouTube video by NewFestNYC 023
Reposted by Kate HerritySensory Penalities @sensorypenalities.bsky.social · 19/03/2026We've had a lot of visitors to the contributor guidelines lately, so encouraging you to get in touch! We're an inclusive and supportive bunch, particularly keen to host junior scholars, so please do suggest us to any students getting ready to publish: sensorycriminology.com/2026/02/16/t...sensorycriminology.comThe City That Won’t Let You Sit: Sensory Criminology and Urban Pain…Western cities govern houselessness through what I conceptualize as deliberate nociception. There is a pervasive, intentional production of sensory pain that functions as a mechanism of regu… 001
Reposted by Kate HerrityThe Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 19/03/2026We often hear about the grim conditions inside Victorian prisons, but inspectors' findings from Woodhill and Swaleside reveal that newer jails are failing, too. Read our press release: howardleague.org/news/woodhill-and-… 001
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026For more on this here's a link to Kate Gooch and I on "thinking allowed" - I always wanted to meet Laurie Taylor but really wanted to talk more about psychological survival! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Prison violence, sound and survivalA prize-winning study of the sounds of prison life, and an exploration of victimisation. 010
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Wonderful to reconnect with the Oriel community! 010
Reposted by Kate HerrityOriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology. “I’ve always been interested in prisons, partly because you’re not supposed to go in them,” said Herrity. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/crimino...oriel.ox.ac.ukCriminologist Dr Kate Herrity on the ‘overwhelming’ prison soundscape - Oriel CollegeAward-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology 153
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 15/03/2026A short film discussing our new book #Sound and #Detention: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlkW... #Musicology, #Criminology, #Prisons, #SoundStudies, #Sociology, #Anthropology, #Teachingyoutube.comNew Book on Sound and Detention (Bloomsbury, 2026)YouTube video by Áine Mangaoang 142
Reposted by Kate HerrityDr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 11/03/2026“Dangerous Knowledge”: Entrepreneurialism in Academia, a #SensoryCriminology Book launch! At Kings College, University of Cambridge Tues 17/03/26: 5.30-7pm Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dangerous-... Featuring: @kateherrity.bsky.social, @hannahwilkinson.bsky.social, @amyg97.bsky.social + moreeventbrite.co.uk“Dangerous Knowledge”: Entrepreneurialism in academia, a book launchCelebrate the book launch of ‘ The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology’ through conversation with its writers. 014
Reposted by Kate HerrityDr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 02/03/2026For ages @kateherrity.bsky.social + I have been discussing whisper networks in #academia as sousveillant mechanisms of safety for women Lo... Shope, J. H., & Pringle, R. (2026). Campus Whisper Networks: Knowing with Sexual Assault Survivors. Rutgers University books.google.com/books?hl=en&...books.google.comCampus Whisper NetworksCampus Whisper Networks examines how personal knowledge about student sexual assault circulates within college campus communities. Based upon both qualitative and quantitative survey data, Janet Hinso... 011
Reposted by Kate HerrityJose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 02/03/2026'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic. We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences. 22716
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 27/02/2026A really useful post for #Teaching #CrimSKy, please share 012
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 27/02/2026A really useful post for #Teaching #CrimSKy, please share 012
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/02/2026I'm seeing lots of consideration of how we've designed out the social in communal spaces and thinking about how this all hangs together. In the meantime, particularly useful for #Teaching #Criminology, the impact of designing in Routine Activities for example. Just very much worth a read #CrimSky 032
Reposted by Kate HerritySociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Sharing here a recent interview in Black Histories with our own @nasarmeer.bsky.social 055
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026At a loose end this afternoon? Grab a cuppa and join us for chats about #Arts, #Music, #Prisons, #MigrantDetention. Really looking forward to a catch up #CrimSky 000
Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Join us tomorrow! 2pm. Do share with students who might be interested in combining #Sound, #Music and #Criminology 000
Reposted by Kate HerritySociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 24/02/2026A reminder about this seminar, taking place tomorrow. If you're around, please do come along, and feel free to let others who might be interested know. 011
Reposted by Kate HerrityKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This Thursday, 2pm, join Aine Mangaoang, Lucy Cathcart Froden and I to talk about the meeting places between #Musciology, #SoundStudies and #Criminology as we talk about our new book #Sound and #Detention with the wonderful International Justice Arts Network: teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/... 022