Parrhesia and Prison

Jonathan Cummins

Parrhesia and Prison

Jonathan Cummins

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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
Title of host publication	Unknown Host Publication
Publisher	N/A
Number of pages	0
Publication status	Accepted - 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
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	6/05/15 → 8/05/15
Internet address	http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/experiencing-prison/call-for-papers/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Prison. Parrhesia. Paramilitary. Political prisoner. Ireland. Art. Film. Ideology. Listening. Pedagogy.

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