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Author:

Cecil, Dawn K.

Title:

Prison life in popular culture : from The Big House to Orange Is The New Black / Dawn K. Cecil.

Publisher:

Lynne Rienner Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

ix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Prisoners in popular culture--United States.
Prisoners--United States.
Prisons--United States.
Prisons in mass media.
Mass media and criminal justice--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Mass media and criminal justice.
Prisoners.
Prisoners in popular culture.
Prisons.
Prisons in mass media.
United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and index. New Book -- February -- 2016

Contents:

1. History of prisons and prison imagery -- 2. Prisons in headlines, prisons in unexpected places -- 3. The big house on the big screen -- 4. Televised prison dramas -- 5. Early prison documentaries -- 6. Modern prison documentaries -- 7. Women behind bars -- 8. Gendered realities -- 9. Music, comedy, and beyond -- 10. Popular culture's legacy.

ISBN:

1626372799 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781626372795 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)906877948

LCCN:

2015011661

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)