JOURNAL ARTICLE

Whakapapa of a Prison Riot: Prison Censorship, Free Speech, and the Fight against Fascism.

  • Published In: Counterfutures: Left Thought & Practice in Aotearoa, 2024, n. 16. P. 10 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: RĀKETE, EMMY; LAMUSSE, TI 3 of 3

Abstract

Starting with the whakapapa of the Waikeria Prison Uprising in 2020/21, this article examines what the suppression of prisoners' freedom of speech tells us about the struggle to defeat the far Right. Drawing on the authors' personal experience of censorship at the hands of the Crown, the article demonstrates the futility of relying on the capitalist state to achieve the liberation of exploited and oppressed people. The article goes on to critique liberal 'safetyism' as a demobilising force, which prioritises fear for personal safety over the necessity of struggle. In contrast, the authors argue that it is only through mass struggle that the far Right can be defeated, and liberation can be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Counterfutures: Left Thought & Practice in Aotearoa. 2024/07, Issue 16, p10
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Ethnic and Cultural Studies
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2463-5340
  • Accession Number:190312856
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