This book explores how prisoners turn themselves into active opponents of the prison regime, and thus reclaim their freedom and manhood. Using extensive ethnographic fieldwork from Norway's largest prison, Ugelvik provides a compelling analysis of the relationship between power, practices of resistance and prisoner subjectivity.

Autorentext
Thomas Ugelvik is an Associate Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Oslo, Norway

Inhalt
Introduction: Power, Resistance and Freedom in Prison Part I: Implementation Part II: The Forms of Power in Prison Part III: Taking Liberties Conclusion: To be or not to be a prisoner