Conversations: Prison as a border: A conversation on gender, globalization, and punishment

Davis and Dent discuss the prison industry as a segment of multinational capitalism. They connect the state of prisons in the US to race and gender issues and call for an analysis that addresses the relationship between the US context and globalization processes.

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Published in:Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 2001-07, Vol.26 (4), p.1235
Main Authors: Davis, Angela, Dent, Gina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Colonialism
Conferences (Gatherings)
Correctional Institutions
Democracy
Females
Foreign Policy
Gender
Globalization
Popular Culture
Prisons
Punishment
Race
Social Sciences
Vision
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Summary:Davis and Dent discuss the prison industry as a segment of multinational capitalism. They connect the state of prisons in the US to race and gender issues and call for an analysis that addresses the relationship between the US context and globalization processes.
ISSN:0097-9740
1545-6943
DOI:10.1086/495654