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    "pk": 41886,
    "title": "Transforming Space? Spatial Implications of Yoga in Prisons and Other Carceral Sites",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Yoga programs have taken root, and in some cases flourished, in correctional institutions across the globe, yet few scholars have examined this phenomenon from critical theoretical and qualitative perspectives. The goals of this paper are to explicitly link scholarly discussions of yoga in prisons with theoretical developments in criminology, sociology, and human geography; and to use these diverse perspectives to develop a theoretical understanding of the possibilities and limits of yoga as a transformative spatial practice in carceral settings. Drawing on qualitative data collected on prison yoga, primarily in Canada, this paper considers three lines of theoretical inquiry. Firstly, it examines yoga classes as an “institutional display” that facilitates social interaction between prisoners and community members, yet also serves administrative interests. Secondly, it considers the possibilities for yoga spaces to enable forms of emotional expression that may not be permitted in other areas of the institution. And thirdly, it discusses the implications of yoga in carceral spaces beyond prisons. The paper draws heavily on the emergent field of carceral geography, as well as sociological and criminological research, to advance these arguments. In presenting these theoretical analyses, this paper advocates for a deeper theoretical exploration of the multiplicity of spatial meanings of yoga in carceral settings.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives  4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY-NC-ND 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\n\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Yoga"
        },
        {
            "word": "prison"
        },
        {
            "word": "Space"
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        {
            "word": "incarceration"
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        {
            "word": "Carceral Geography"
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/967104x2",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Mark",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Norman",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "McMaster University",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2019-01-16T02:56:22Z",
    "date_accepted": "2019-01-16T02:56:22Z",
    "date_published": "2019-08-26T23:00:02Z",
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