Prison Media
Incarceration and the Infrastructures of Work and Technology
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2023
Summary
Prisons are not typically known for cutting-edge media technologies. Yet from photography in the nineteenth century to AI-enhanced tracking cameras today, there is a long history of prisons being used as a testing ground for technologies that are later adopted by the general public. If we recognize the prison as a central site for the development of media technologies, how might that change our understanding of both media systems and carceral systems?
Prison Media foregrounds…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545495 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262545497 |
| Author: | Anne Kaun, Fredrik Stiernstedt |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Anne Kaun
Anne Kaun is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm. Her research on such topics as mediated temporalities and algorithmic culture has appeared in numerous journals, including Convergence, Information, Communication & Society, and New Media & Society.
Fredrik Stiernstedt is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm. His research on media and the labor market and the relationship between social class and media has appeared in such journals as Convergence, European Journal of Communication, and Media, Culture & Society.
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