Prisons as total institution semiospheres

The main objective of this article is to combine Juri Lotman’s theory of the semiosphere – including its concepts of boundary, core, and periphery – with Erving Goffman’s theory of the total institution. The purpose is to develop a framework conducive to examining the prison as an object of study, e...

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Main Author: Erik Kõvamees
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2020-12-01
Series:Sign Systems Studies
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Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/17088