Possible fictions: The testimony of applied performance with women in prisons in England and Brazil

PhDThis thesis is based on a practice based research project with women in prison led by Lois Weaver, Peggy Shaw and myself. The project, Staging Human Rights II, took place in two prisons in England, HMP Highpoint and HMP and YOI Bullwood Hall, and two prisons in Brazil, Presidio Nelson Hungria and...

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Main Author: McAvinchey, Caoimhe (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2007
In:Year: 2007
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