Inmates on display: The reinforcements of social exclusion and silences through the presentation of history at the Texas Prison Museum

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dc.contributor.advisorDomitrovic, Brian
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRakoczy, Lila
dc.contributor.committeeMemberQuraishi, Uzma
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZink, Abbey
dc.creatorNeucere, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T20:03:46Z
dc.date.available2017-01-03T20:03:46Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this research is to provide an understanding of how the representation of an ostracized social group, that also happens to be a stakeholder, is affected by museum exhibits. Moreover, it intends to provide critical analysis of the presentation of controversial topics in the field of prison tourism. This will be done through a case study of the Texas Prison Museum, examining its displays on capital punishment and inmate punishment, arguably the most controversial topics in the museum. The Texas Prison Museum’s displays of these two topics create silences in the Texas prison system’s history through symbolic annihilation. Moreover, it also silences discourses that relate to these topics, like human and prisoner rights.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/73
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDark tourism
dc.subjectPrison tourism
dc.subjectHeritage studies
dc.subjectHuman rights
dc.subjectPrisoner rights
dc.subjectCapital punishment
dc.subjectCorporal punishment
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectPublic history
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::LAW/JURISPRUDENCE
dc.titleInmates on display: The reinforcements of social exclusion and silences through the presentation of history at the Texas Prison Museum
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentHistory
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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