Prisoners on Prison Films 3030609480, 9783030609481

This book explores how an audience of men serving sentences in an English prison responded to viewing five contemporary

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English Pages 134 [142] Year 2020

Table of contents :
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
1 Introduction
Historical Readings of Prison Films
Prison Films and Their Effects
Prisons, Prisoners and Media Consumption
Methodology
Outline of the Book
References
2 Bronson: Power and Resistance
Bronson: A Summary
Power
Resistance
Illusions of Hope
Conclusion
References
3 Starred Up: Prison Cultures and Personal Change
Starred Up: A Summary
Prison Subculture and Everyday Prison Life
Rehabilitation, Reform and Redemption
Prison Staff Violence and Corruption
Conclusion
References
4 We Are Monster: Race in Prison
We Are Monster: A Summary
Race and Racism in Everyday Prison Life
Excavating the Root Causes of Crime and Racism
Exposing Institutional Racism
Conclusion
References
5 Screwed: Prison Work and Prison Officer Cultures
Screwed: A Summary
Enculturation and Prison Officer Code
Corruption in Prison
The Emotional Strain of Prison Work
Conclusion
References
6 Everyday: Families of Prisoners and the Collateral Harms of Imprisonment
Everyday: A Summary
Surviving Separation: Prisoner Experience
Surviving Separation: Family Experience
Visions of the Future
Conclusion
References
7 Conclusion
Prisons Films and Society
Prison Films and the Prison
Prison Films and People in Prison
Prisons and the Media: Research and Practice
References
Index

Prisoners on Prison Films
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