Dear colleagues, I'm very pleased to advise publication of the Palgrave Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030360580
The Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture will be an essential reference point, providing international coverage and thematic richness. The chapters examine the real and imagined spaces of the prison and, perhaps more importantly, dwell in the uncertain space between them. The modern fixation with ‘seeing inside’ prison from the outside has prompted a proliferation of media visions of incarceration, from high-minded and worthy to voyeuristic and unrealistic. In this handbook, the editors bring together a huge breadth of disparate issues including women in prison, the view from ‘inside’, prisons as a source of entertainment, the real worlds of prison, and issues of race and gender. The handbook will inform students and lecturers of media, film, popular culture, gender, and cultural studies, as well as scholars of criminology and justice.
“This fascinating and wide-ranging collection provides new insights into representations of, and our understanding of, carcerality. The chapters here force us to address cultural beliefs about the purposes and morality of different modes of incarceration, as well as illuminating the ways in which fantasies of imprisonment fuel innumerable depictions in film and TV. Impressive in both its breadth and depth it is an important contribution to the scholarly debate in this field.” (Dr Mark Readman, Principal Academic in Media Education, Bournemouth University)
“Media and film representations are powerful forces in contemporary society that deeply shape how people understand order and control. This Handbook features many compelling chapters on media and film representations of incarceration. The chapters examine how myths about imprisoned people are formed and perpetuated. An amazing roster of dedicated scholars and innovative thinkers contribute to this incredible work that will be a must-read for anyone doing research on media, representations, communications, imprisonment, punishment, and the carceral.” (Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg)
“We see prisons everywhere – in documentary, drama, children’s fiction, ‘dark’ tourism. The editors and contributors of this Handbook have done an enormous service by engaging insightfully and comprehensively with this ubiquity. Anyone who wants to reckon with the hold of the prison on our contemporary cultural and political lives needs to engage with this ambitious and necessary book.” (Richard Sparks, University of Edinburgh)
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