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SUMMARY:Orange is the New Black in Context: Historicizing the Women in Prison Genre
DESCRIPTION:<p><span>Netflix series <\span><em>Orange Is the New Black <\em><span>(2013)\, based on Piper Kerman’s memoir (2010)\, has been criticized for its white\, middle-class perspective. While acknowledging <\span><em>OITNB’s <\em><span>limitations\, this presentation will ask if\, and to what extent\, the TV series and memoir can be reclaimed for a politically progressive project not dissimilar to that motivating Critical Prison Studies. Considering questions of target audience and implied viewer\, the presentation contextualizes <\span><em>OITNB <\em><span>in the history of the Women-in-Prison genre\, from forerunners in nineteenth-century popular fiction to classics of twentieth-century Women-in-Prison films\, while examining moments of self-awareness and meta-commentary on generic conventions and viewpoint.<\span><\p>\n<p><span>Please note that this presentation may include clips with sexually explicit content.<\span><\p>
LOCATION:Golisano Academic Center
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