On the aesthetics of captivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2156552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Lewis O’neill (0000-0001-6880-9146, Universidad Tecnológica Nicaragüense, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 540-545 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02757206.2019.1638772 |
| OpenAlex | W2957979182 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
An anthropology of captivity can theorize beyond the brute reality of enclosures by assessing the aesthetics that contribute to the imprisonment of people. Drawing on Gernot Böhme’s philosophy of atmosphere, this essay engages the carefully curated front offices of Pentecostal drug rehabilitation centres in Guatemala City
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Atmosphere (unit · Captivity · Criminology · Front (military · Geography · Imprisonment · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |