Politics and Prision
Hypothesis Annotation #2
Part 1
Read the GOLDEN GULAG & Watch the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Episode of Orange is the New Black (TV series on Netflix or Youtube)
How does the organization of the prisoners within Litchfield Correctional Institution correspond to Gilmore’s concept of “spatial unevenness” (p. 16) Relate to each of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Episode of Orange is the New Black
Part 2
This Hypothes.is reading is designed for you to collectively define key terms in the introduction to Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s (2007) book Golden Gulag and build analytical connections between that text and Orange Is the New Black Season 1, Episode 3 – “Lesbian Request Denied” (2013).
For the first point, you will be asked to focus on the content of the reading. Find 2 of the following concepts in the article and write the definition
carceral geography
four incarceration theories: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation
“Crime went up, crime went down, we cracked down”
land as surplus
spatial unevenness
For the second point, return to the reading after we watch the Episode 3 of OITNB and formulate an application question.