Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America

Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America / Alison Griffiths.

Author/creator	Griffiths, Alison, 1963- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Description	xix, 440 pages ; 27 cm.
Subject(s)	Prisoners--Recreation --United States. Prisoners--United States --Social conditions. Motion picture audiences--United States. Prison films--History and criticism. Imprisonment in motion pictures.

Series	Film and Culture Film and culture. ^A303731
Contents	Introduction -- The carceral imaginary -- Tableaux mort: execution, cinema, and carceral fantasies -- Prison on screen: the carceral aesthetic -- The carceral spectator -- Screens and the senses in prison -- The great unseen audience: Sing Sing Prison and motion pictures -- The carceral reformer -- A different story: recreation and cinema in women's prisons and reformatories -- Cinema and prison reform -- Conclusion: the prison museum and media use in the contemporary prison.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography note	Includes filmography.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN	2015048081
ISBN	9780231161060 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN	0231161069 hardcover alkaline paper

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV8860 .G85 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold