Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (iii, 48 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Karyn Loscocco

Committee Members

Christine E Bose, Richard W Lachmann

Keywords

female prisoners, intersectional analysis, media, OITNB, Orange is the New Black, representations, Women prisoners, Reformatories for women, Women on television

Subject Categories

Sociology

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to critically analyze Orange is the New Black (OITNB) by conducting an intersectional analysis of seasons 1 and 2. Imprisoned women are excluded from discussions about their oppression. Incarcerated women lack: 1) the four domains of power, which are hegemonic, interpersonal, disciplinary, and structural; and 2) control of their representations. Media’s representations about imprisoned women are accessible through movies, television news, television shows, and newspapers; which have consistently depicted women in prison inaccurately as “bad”, violent, and sexually insatiable. The women who write prison narratives books are not representative of the female prison system, often reflecting their personal experience.

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