The aesthetics of redemption: Released prisoners in American film and literature

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-146

  Nellis, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

prison literature; prison movie; redemption; released prisoner

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349089349     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480608100176     Document Type: Article

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