Registering Grievances, Exploding Frames Prisoner Narratives and the Memorialization of Prison Violence

• Published in: English studies in Canada Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 11 - 28
• Main Author: Demers, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Edmonton Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) 01.03.2022; Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English; ESC: English Studies in Canada
• Subjects: Archives & records; Exhibitions; History; Imprisonment; Methods; Mounted police; Museum exhibitions; Museums; Narratives; Native peoples; Police; Prison discipline; Prison violence; Prisoners; Prisons; Public speaking; Solitary confinement; Tourism; Violence; Canada; Saskatchewan; Alberta; India; Saskatchewan Canada

THE ROTARY MUSEUM OF POLICE AND CORRECTIONS in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, commemorates the roles of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (rcmp), the local police, and the province s prisons. Curated as such, the museum not only memorializes the acts of policing and punishment, it also reinforces the...