Abstract
A prisoner is rarely in a position to engage in dialogue with society regarding his or her experience of prison as it is lived. Such conversations require parrhesia - ‘speaking one’s mind’ or ‘fearless speech’—on the one hand and listening on the other. Working as a teacher and artist with prisoners for over ten years, video-artist/filmmaker Jonathan Cummins aimed to create a space, which was autonomous to the gaze of the prison, a place where participants were free to speak and enquire on their terms. What emerged was a collaborative process where the balance of knowledge and its framing relied on the prisoner. The films that developed from this engagement offer us new insights about prison and prisoner in a process that positions prisoner as citizen.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
Publisher | N/A |
Number of pages | 0 |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2015 |
Event | Experiencing Prison: 6th Global Conference. Probing the Boundaries - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 6 May 2015 → 8 May 2015 http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/experiencing-prison/call-for-papers/ |
Conference
Conference | Experiencing Prison: 6th Global Conference. Probing the Boundaries |
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Country/Territory | Croatia |
City | Dubrovnik |
Period | 6/05/15 → 8/05/15 |
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Keywords
- Prison. Parrhesia. Paramilitary. Political prisoner. Ireland. Art. Film. Ideology. Listening. Pedagogy.