Transgressive decor: Narrative glimpses in Australian prisons, 1970s-1990s

Crime, Media, Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-348

  Wilson, Jacqueline Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dark tourism; Deviance; Narrative; Prison graffiti; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249206065     PISSN: 17416590     EISSN: 17416604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741659008096370     Document Type: Article

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