Posted on December 6, 2007 by safeliving
Happiness is Door-Shaped: Issues of Control and Safety in Prison - Anita Wilson, Literacy research centre, Lancaster University
‘Happiness is door shaped’ is a phrase well-known to those of us who undertake long-term sustained prison ethnographies. We hear it uttered by disillusioned, ‘old-style’ prison officers who are uncomfortable with contemporary prison policy and its ‘modern’ [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2007 by safeliving
Photo credit: Rob Miller
US Army Muslim Chaplain James Yee gave his first ever talk in the UK at Lancaster University on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Addressing a crowd of nearly 200 people, Chaplain Yee addressed one of the programme themes of ‘designing safe citizens’ by reflecting on his experiences as a US Armny Muslim [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2007 by safeliving
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Posted on November 8, 2007 by safeliving
PARKA:From the 1997 Autumn Winter collection made from Black ballistic Nylon[the same material used in bullet proof vests]
Vexed Generation are a fashion label that were founded in 1994 by Adam Thorpe and Joe Hunter. Their garment designs each address issues of air pollution, urban CCTV surveillance and civil liberties whilst catering for a performance lifestyle. [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2007 by safeliving
An article about how “The role of prisons or correctional systems is to make society a safer place” can be found here>
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Posted on October 21, 2007 by safeliving
Avian Quarantine Facility, The New York Animal Import Center, Newburgh, New York. European Finches seized upon illegal importation into the U.S. and African Gray Parrots in quarantine.
Currently at the photographers gallery in west central london, is a wonderful exhibition by Taryn Simon entitled: An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar. This exhibition [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2007 by safeliving
On October 16th, Cindy Weber introduced the film ‘Safe’ directed by Todd Haynes and released in 1995. It is the first film in the program of films co-sponsored by Dukes Cinema and IAS program year New Sciences of Protection: Designing Safe Living. (see film schedule here> 
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Posted on October 5, 2007 by safeliving
Sciences of protection?
Professor John Law (Centre for Science Studies, Lancaster University): how does control overcome complexity? The case study for this is the FMD outbreak centred on Pirbright.
The response [...]
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