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Author Anderson, Heather, 1969-

Title Raising the civil dead : prisoners and community radio / Heather Anderson
Published Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (275 pages)
Contents Table of Contents; Foreword 11; Introduction 13; About the author 14; What is Prisoners' Radio? 15; Theoretical framework development 16; A readers' guide 18; Section One; Chapter One Theorising community radio -- citizens' media and beyond 23; Introduction 23; Citizens' media 24; Additional community radio frameworks 28; Studies of community radio 31; Access and participation -- cornerstones of community radio 33; Representation of heterogenous communities 35; Alternative /supplement to the mainstream media 36; Demystifying the media 38; Summary 39
Chapter Two Participating in the public sphere 41Introduction 41; Alternative public spheres 42; Public sphere processes and the media 46; Mass media and the imperfect public sphere 47; Alternative media and the public sphere 50; Community radio as public sphere activity 53; Summary 55; Chapter Three Prisoners, citizenship and the public sphere 57; Introduction 57; Prisoners, voting and radical notions of citizenship 58; Mainstream media coverage of prison issues 63; Restrictions of communications from prisons 66; Isolation and reduced communications within prison 68; Prison media 72
Chapter Ten Prisoners Radio as citizens' media 173Introduction 173; Prisoners' participation 175; Former prisoners on-the-air 180; Participation from the outside 189; The effects of participation 191; Summary 195; Chapter Eleven Prisoners' Radio in the public sphere 197; Introduction 197; Who makes up "the public sphere" of Prisoners' Radio? 198; Prisoners' Radio as counterpublic -- contributions to the wider public sphere 200; The private/public world of Prisoners' Radio -- operating as enclave 210; Agitating wider public spheres 212; Exclusion 214; Summary 219
Summary 76Section Two; Chapter Four A methodology for studying Prisoners' Radio 79; Introduction 79; Qualitative research into community media 79; The Collective Case Study 81; Research methods 88; Summary 91; Chapter Five Prisoners' Radio - an international inventory 93; Introduction 93; Canada 94; Australia 97; Prisoners' radio beyond Canada and Australia 102; Internal radio stations 106; And finally 110; Summary 111; Chapter Six Locked In, 4ZzZ 102.1 FM, Brisbane, Queensland 113; Introduction 113; 4ZzZ 113; A history of prisoners' programming at 4ZzZ 115; Case Study Analysis 118
128Chapter Seven Beyond the Bars, 3CR 855 AM, Melbourne, Victoria 131; Introduction 131; 3CR 131; History of Beyond the Bars 133; Case Study Analysis 136; Summary 144; Chapter Eight Stark Raven, Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7 FM, Vancouver, British Columbia 145; Introduction 145; Co-op Radio 145; History of Stark Raven 147; Case Study Analysis 149; Summary 156; Chapter Nine Prisoners' Justice Day programming, CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal, Quebec 157; Introduction 157; CKUT 157; History of Prisoners' Justice Day 159; Case Study Analysis 163; Summary 171
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275)
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Subject Community radio.
Radio programs for prisoners.
Radio journalism.
Journalism, Prison.
Prisoners -- Civil rights.
Prisoners -- Recreation.
Prison periodicals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
Prison periodicals.
Community radio.
Journalism, Prison.
Prisoners -- Civil rights.
Prisoners -- Recreation.
Radio journalism.
Radio programs for prisoners.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783035103151
3035103151