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Prison Discourse: Language as a Means of Control and Resistance
Prison Discourse Language as a Means of Control and Resistance Author:Andrea Mayr With unique and powerful data from within a big city prison, this book clarifies the role that conversational analysis can have within a Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. In a detailed linguistic analysis of the language use of prison officers and prisoners involved in a prison based course, the author charts the shifting power relations ... more »of control and resistance and situates the findings in a broader sociological analysis of the prison as an institution.« less