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Abstract
This article examines the entangled logics of corporal and carceral punishments of mercenary soldiers in eighteenth-century Denmark. Beginning with the story of a single man and his unfortunate trajectory through a sequence of punitive measures before his death as a prison workhouse inmate, the article looks at how punishments of soldiers communicated in multiple ways and were used to a variety of ends that were both typical and atypical within eighteenth-century society. It argues that soldiers experienced a breadth of both corporal and carceral punishments that were, in many cases, designed to limit otherness while communicating exemplarity along a fine-tuned spectrum of pain. The clearest example of this was running the gauntlet; a harrowing physical ordeal meted out by the offender's fellow soldiers. Turning to the carceral experiences often initiated by this ritual, it then examines how former mercenaries experienced convict labour differently from other occupational groups based on several factors. Their gender and occupational belonging meant they were funnelled towards specific penal institutions. Yet, their status as migrants and potential military labour meant they would often exit these institutions in specific ways. Whereas civilians often endured dishonouring punishments, ex-military convicts experienced punishments designed to inflict great pain without rendering them unfit for later military labour.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | International Review of Social History |
Vol/bind | 68 |
Udgave nummer | S31 |
Sider (fra-til) | 157-175 |
Antal sider | 19 |
ISSN | 0020-8590 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - apr. 2023 |
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Carceral Copenhagen
Heinsen, J. (Ophavsperson), VBN, 1 jan. 2023
DOI: 10.5278/4fed7097-53f4-4a10-8dd7-e2965dc21935, https://carceralcph.shinyapps.io/carceralcph_web/
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