Escape to Prison - Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment

"The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the 'Disney' experience, becomingthe antithesis of 'the happiest place on earth.' With a keen eye on punishment and culture, criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz to Argentina, from South Africa to South Korea, museums constructed on the former locations of surveillance, torture, colonial control, and possibly even rehabilitation each tell a unique tale about the economic, political, religious, and scientific roots of each site's historical relationship to punishment"--Provided by publisher.

Summary

From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary, museums constructed on the former locations of surveillance, torture, colonial control, and even rehabilitation, this book tells the tales about the economic, political, religious, and scientific roots of each site's historical relationship to punishment.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Welch, Michael Francis Welch, Welch Michael
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9780520286160
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28616-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment