The culture of punishment : prison, society, and spectacle /
Brown, Michelle, 1971-
The culture of punishment : prison, society, and spectacle / Michelle Brown. - 1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations. - Alternative criminology series . - Alternative criminology series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment.
9780814739044 (e-book)
Punishment--Social aspects.
Imprisonment--Social aspects.
Prisons--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HV8756 / .B76 2009
303.3/6
The culture of punishment : prison, society, and spectacle / Michelle Brown. - 1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations. - Alternative criminology series . - Alternative criminology series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment.
9780814739044 (e-book)
Punishment--Social aspects.
Imprisonment--Social aspects.
Prisons--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HV8756 / .B76 2009
303.3/6