The Engaged Specific Intellectual: Resisting Unethical Prison Tourism and the Hubris of the Objectifying Modality of the Universal Intellectual

Craig W.J. Minogue has survived prison since 1986. His release date is in 2016. Completing a multi-disciplinary BA (Honours) in 2005, which was his first formal educational achievement, he is now working on his PhD in Applied Ethics at La Trobe University. Craig is a social justice advocate who assists fellow prisoners with equitable access to courts, information about the law, educational programs and health services. By necessity, he is also an unofficial volunteer crisis and acute mental health care worker. Craig is a regular contributor to community legal education projects and he has peer-reviewed publications in the fields of philosophy, literature, criminal law, human rights and prison issues. He also creates art when he can and he has a number of works hanging in public buildings in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently in custody at Marngoneet Correctional Centre and can be contacted at craig2016@bigpond.au.