America Is the Prison - Arts and Politics in Prison in the 1970s

Zusammenfassung Explores the forces that sparked a dramatic 'prison art renaissance' in the 1970s! shedding light on how incarcerated people produced powerful works of writing! performance! and visual art. These included everything from George Jackson's revolutionary Soledad Brother to Miguel Pinero's acclaimed off-Broadway play and Hollywood film Short Eyes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lee Bernstein
• Editore: University Of North Carolina
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780807833872
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-3387-2
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte