| Prime Time Prisons on U.S. TV: Representation of Incarceration Contributor(s): Jhally, Sut (Editor), Lewis, Justin (Editor), Yousman, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433104768 ISBN-13: 9781433104763 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $120.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - General - Social Science - Art | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2009011330 |
| Series: Media and Culture |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the current era of rampant incarceration and an ever-expanding prison-industrial complex, this crucial book breaks down the distorted and sensationalistic version of imprisonment found on U.S. television. Examining local and national television news, broadcast network crime dramas, and the cable television prison drama Oz, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of the stories and images of incarceration most widely seen by viewers in the U.S. and around the world. The textual analysis is augmented by interviews with individuals who have spent time in U.S. prisons and jails; their insights provide important context while encouraging readers to critically reflect on their own responses to television images of imprisonment. Appropriate for both undergraduates and postgraduates, Prime Time Prisons on U.S. TV is useful for courses in media criticism, media literacy, popular culture, television studies, and criminology. |