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Laura Simpson

Laura Simpson is a PhD candidate studying Religion and Theology at Villanova University. Her research addresses how the prison is narrativized in the United States, with a particular focus on the political and ethical work of prison museums.

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Religion Dispatches
The prison occupies a powerful place in the American imagination. In film and television it offers a context through which to explore the worst imaginable qualities of humanity—the dangerous…
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