Carceral Fantasies Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Griffiths, Alison |
| Series title: | Film and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-16106-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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A groundbreaking contribution to the study of non-theatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope. Focusing on films shown before 1935, the book explores the experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated.
A groundbreaking contribution to the study of non-theatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope. Focusing on films shown before 1935, the book explores the experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated.