The Resource Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths
Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths
Resource Information
The item Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- A groundbreaking contribution to the study of non-theatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern cinema. Focusing on films shown in prisons before 1935, the book explores the unique experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated and the complex cultural roots of cinematic renderings of prison life. Considering a diverse mix of cinematic genres, from early actualities and reenactments of notorious executions to reformist exposés of the 19
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- The carceral imaginary
- Tableaux mort: execution, cinema, and carceral fantasies
- Prison on screen: the carceral aesthetic
- The carceral spectator
- Screens and the senses in prison
- The great unseen audience: Sing Sing Prison and motion pictures
- The carceral reformer
- A different story: recreation and cinema in women's prisons and reformatories
- Cinema and prison reform
- Conclusion: the prison museum and media use in the contemporary prison
- Isbn
- 9780231541565
- Label
- Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America
- Title
- Carceral fantasies
- Title remainder
- cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America
- Statement of responsibility
- Alison Griffiths
- Subject
-
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- Motion picture audiences
- Motion picture audiences -- United States
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
- Performing arts
- Prison films
- Prison films -- History and criticism
- Prisoners -- Recreation
- Prisoners -- Social conditions
- Prisoners -- United States -- Recreation
- Prisoners -- United States -- Social conditions
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology
- United States
- ART / Film & Video
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A groundbreaking contribution to the study of non-theatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern cinema. Focusing on films shown in prisons before 1935, the book explores the unique experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated and the complex cultural roots of cinematic renderings of prison life. Considering a diverse mix of cinematic genres, from early actualities and reenactments of notorious executions to reformist exposés of the 19
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Griffiths, Alison
- Dewey number
- 365/.668
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV8860
- LC item number
- .G85 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- filmographies
- Series statement
- Film and culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Prisoners
- Prisoners
- Motion picture audiences
- Prison films
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- ART / Film & Video
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- Motion picture audiences
- Prison films
- Prisoners
- Prisoners
- United States
- Label
- Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
-
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Includes filmography
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The carceral imaginary -- Tableaux mort: execution, cinema, and carceral fantasies -- Prison on screen: the carceral aesthetic -- The carceral spectator -- Screens and the senses in prison -- The great unseen audience: Sing Sing Prison and motion pictures -- The carceral reformer -- A different story: recreation and cinema in women's prisons and reformatories -- Cinema and prison reform -- Conclusion: the prison museum and media use in the contemporary prison
- Control code
- 954133810
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231541565
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- f460f7d9-1d0b-471c-9685-06ad7360f509
- 22573/ctt1d2d61f
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954133810
- Label
- Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
-
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Includes filmography
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The carceral imaginary -- Tableaux mort: execution, cinema, and carceral fantasies -- Prison on screen: the carceral aesthetic -- The carceral spectator -- Screens and the senses in prison -- The great unseen audience: Sing Sing Prison and motion pictures -- The carceral reformer -- A different story: recreation and cinema in women's prisons and reformatories -- Cinema and prison reform -- Conclusion: the prison museum and media use in the contemporary prison
- Control code
- 954133810
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231541565
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- f460f7d9-1d0b-471c-9685-06ad7360f509
- 22573/ctt1d2d61f
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954133810
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- Imprisonment in motion pictures
- Motion picture audiences
- Motion picture audiences -- United States
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
- Performing arts
- Prison films
- Prison films -- History and criticism
- Prisoners -- Recreation
- Prisoners -- Social conditions
- Prisoners -- United States -- Recreation
- Prisoners -- United States -- Social conditions
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology
- United States
- ART / Film & Video
Genre
Member of
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.umsl.edu/portal/Carceral-fantasies--cinema-and-prison-in-early/7grwcK9-Row/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.umsl.edu/portal/Carceral-fantasies--cinema-and-prison-in-early/7grwcK9-Row/">Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.umsl.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.umsl.edu/">University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.umsl.edu/portal/Carceral-fantasies--cinema-and-prison-in-early/7grwcK9-Row/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.umsl.edu/portal/Carceral-fantasies--cinema-and-prison-in-early/7grwcK9-Row/">Carceral fantasies : cinema and prison in early twentieth-century America, Alison Griffiths</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.umsl.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.umsl.edu/">University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
