#imaginary prisons

[pinkblanc]

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Gothic Arch, from "Carceri d'invenzione", 1749-50

[like-a-zealot-at-worship]

[gothicseverance]

Of the many influences upon the progenitors of Gothic fiction —the German and British Romantics of the eighteenth century — was the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an artist known for etchings of Rome and labyrinthine “prisons” (Carceri d’Invenzione).

—The Gothic Staircase

[articunochick]

Someone did a survey once for new ways to sort fics and my suggestion was ‘by inspiration or referential works’. Anyway, big Hedwig fan. :]

Imaginary Prisons - A Team Rocket Origin Story

[whitedogblog]

From his Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) - La tour circulaire, etching, 41.00 x 54.00 cm (1749)

[adelarsims]

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[fatehbaz]

[T]he infamous Diable (Devil’s Island) [French prison in Guiana, South America] [...]. Seventy thousand convicts were sent to French Guiana between 1852 and 1938. [...] Alongside deportation of political prisoners [...], a [...] convict population [...] was sent to the bagne (common parlance for the penal colony) [...] as a utopian colonial project [...] via the contribution convict labour would make towards colonial development in French Guaina. However, [...] French Guiana [...] was predominantly used as a depository for the unwanted citizens of France and its colonies. The last remaining French and North African convicts were repatriated in 1953, whereas the last Vietnamese prisoners were not given passage home until 1954 [...].

[T]he same form of built environment and carceral technology [...] structures found on Con Dao [French prison in Vietnam] and [the French prison in Guiana] [were] built at almost the same time [...] to house the same convict populations (Vietnamese implicated in anticolonial struggles) [...]. Old world colonialism is thus displaced by new world imperialism. Both rely on the prison island and its cellblocks. [...]

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The carceral continuities [...] throughout France’s penal colonies are supplemented by legal exceptionalism which works to redefine colonial subjects within shifting political contexts. [...] Many of the Indochinois convicts transported to the forest camps of French Guiana in 1931, including the Bagne des annamites, had originally been classed as political prisoners. The transfer was intended in part [...] to remove a number of anticolonial actors from Indochina. [...]

As political deportees sent to French Guiana were usually exempt from labour according to the political decree of 1850, this status had to be revoked to ensure the maximum labour force possible.

Consequently, those arrested on suspicion of specific acts of violence or property damage were reclassed as common criminals. Described by Dedebant and Frémaux (2012, 7) as “little arrangements between governors,” this was not simply a sleight of hand but written into legal codes. [...]

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[M]any of the Vietnamese sent to French Guiana had to wait until the 1960s to be repatriated. [...] After their sentences were completed, convicts were not simply repatriated to France or other colonies.

A system of “doublage” intended to shore up colonial development meant they had to serve the same length of their sentence again on the colony. For those condemned to eight years or more, this became life. Opportunities for sustainable livelihood were limited in a territory possessing swathes of free convict labour. Worn out and sick from their time in the bagne, most of these men were unfit to work and relied on charity to survive. [...]

[T]he last living convict [of the Guiana penal colony] [...] died in Algeria in 2007 after being repatriated to Annaba. In an interview given in 2005, he claims that every night he dreams he is back in Cayenne: “when I think about it, I get vertigo, I spent my life there” [...].

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All text above by: Sophie Fuggle. "From Green Hell to Grey Heritage: Ecologies of Colour in the Penal Colony". Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Volume 24 (2022), Issue 6, pages 897-916. Published online 8 April 2021. At: doi dot org slash 10.1080/1369801X.2021.1892507 [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me. Presented here for commentary, teaching, criticism purposes.]

[leafyloveslaughing]

best shielder? gerard? geppie? jekart? i dont know that man. All i know is my one and only ice queen, best girl since day one, March 7th.

the one that made everything possible, alongside best healer, the esteemed high elder of the luofu, Bailu. what? the blonde guy on the banner? who cares about him and his ugly face and ugly coffin. Respect my purple daughter or die.

[schneiderenjoyer]

Another round of catching up on all the events before they go away and reading Chapter 5.

Not me vibrating on theories and concepts more and more. But I need to read through all of it before making a solid crafted theory first

[corriegardenia]

New clone OC: his name is monte cristo. Though not strictly speaking force sensitive, he has an uncanny ability to appear whenever the plot is overcomplicated. He doesn't seem to know why or how he turns up, but by golly, he's going to make this absurdly unlikely plan go off without a hitch through a combination of stage makeup disguises, more credits than he knows what to do with, and sheer luck.

[pinkblanc]

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Drawbridge, Carceri d'invenzione, 1761

[blindaysblogforturtles]

It's not even- look it's plain and simple hurt. The few comfort I put in won't even be that much. And I'm not really good in this- The original idea was that Leo dies in the prison dimension and the portal Mikey opens brings the corpse of his brother... and a very much alive and way older Leonardo.

So yeah everybody's grieving. I don't plan on writing this one tho, working on making it appealing without killing ma boi.

[articunochick]

“Well...look who’s finally joined us, dearest! Aren’t we the fools for keeping a schedule?” Tori’s stepmother sat at the breakfast table with James, but as far from his sniffling as possible. She scowled and stirred her tea in a way that felt sinister to Tori.

“Tori, my darling,” came her father’s bored drawl over the newsprint wall, “Please remind your be-loved mother the eye-tinerary of your little upcoming expedition? And remember, there’ll be much to do here when you return.”

“Two weeks from tomorrow, I’ll b-” Before Tori could fully answer her father, there was a clatter of silverware and the sound of a chair scraping the tile. James was on his feet.

“She’s gonna leave us!” he shouted. “And it’s both your fault!” Swiping at fresh tears, James ran from the atrium. His footsteps carried off down the hall.

Tori looked between the adults to see what they would do.

Her stepmother sipped her drink through pursed lips. “That boy must learn to run properly.”

With a shake of his head, her father flipped his newspaper back open. “We’ll see you in two weeks then, sweetest.” His fatherly affection came strained, as always these days, through the wet blanket that was her stepmother. “Do take care. ”

Imaginary Prisons (Pokémon SPL/ICE) - Chapter 9: Graduation and Starter Pokémon

[rotenotes]

Han Ryner - 1905 - Mini-Manual of Individualism

Han Ryner 1905 Mini-Manual of Individualism Source: Petite manuel individualiste. Paris, Librairie française, 1905; CopyLeft: Creative Commons (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2007. Transcribed: by Mitch Abidor. I have adopted the question and answer format, so handy for rapid exposition. In this case it not an expression of any dogmatic pretensions: we won’t find here a master who…

[opstandelse]

Han Ryner - 1905 - Mini-Manual of Individualism

Han Ryner 1905 Mini-Manual of Individualism Source: Petite manuel individualiste. Paris, Librairie française, 1905; CopyLeft: Creative Commons (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2007. Transcribed: by Mitch Abidor. I have adopted the question and answer format, so handy for rapid exposition. In this case it not an expression of any dogmatic pretensions: we won’t find here a master who…

[cinema-hallucinations]

Prompt: generate a movie concept for a sequel to the 2015 movie Spy with Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart and Jason Statham all reprising their roles. The film is set several years after Susan's success in the field. Despite her flawless record, she still gets assigned humiliating covert identities and embarrassing spy equipment. This time, she has to break the most unlikely ally out of prison: Rayna Boyanova, who Susan arrested in the climax of the first movie.

Title: Spy Intervention: Unlikely Partners

Logline: Susan Cooper, the world's most underestimated spy, is back! But this time, she's on a mission unlike any other – to team up with her nemesis, the glamorous supervillain Rayna Boyanova, in a hilarious and action-packed prison break.

Characters:

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy): Several years after her success as a field agent, Susan remains stuck with embarrassing disguises and outdated gadgets. Despite her proven skills, she's still underestimated by the agency.

Rayna Boyanova (Rose Byrne): Now a glamorous inmate with a killer sense of style even behind bars, Rayna becomes Susan's unlikely partner in a daring escape. She has a hidden agenda, of course.

Nancy Artingstall (Miranda Hart): Susan's best friend and tech expert at the agency. Nancy struggles to provide decent support as Susan and Rayna embark on their outlandish mission.

Rick Ford (Jason Statham): Still as incompetent despite his façade of cool competence, Rick finds himself pulled into the chaos alongside Susan (much to his annoyance).

Plot:

Susan Cooper has become a legend at the CIA, but her reputation hasn't translated into better assignments. She's tasked with retrieving a vital piece of technology from a high-security prison, a mission requiring top-tier skills. However, the agency, as usual, throws her a curveball.

Instead of sending in a team of elite operatives, they assign Susan to break out the one person with the knowledge to access the technology – Rayna Boyanova. Susan, who accurately assumes that Rayna holds a grudge, is less than thrilled.

Rayna, despite being imprisoned, appears to be living the high life behind bars (think designer prison uniforms and a suspiciously well-equipped cell). She agrees to help, but only if Susan assists in her own grand escape.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, Susan and Rayna embark on a hilarious prison break that utilizes Susan's ingenuity and Rayna's criminal mastermind skills. They must navigate a series of ridiculous obstacles, including a bumbling warden obsessed with prison reform programs (think mandatory yoga sessions and group therapy circles), a team of incompetent prison guards, and Susan's outdated disguise kit (think a grandma disguise that's more conspicuous than convincing).

Through their mismatched teamwork, Susan and Rayna slowly develop a grudging respect for each other. The climax sees them facing off against a rival spy organization that also desires the technology. Susan and Rayna use their combined talents, along with some unexpected help from Rick Ford (who gets dragged into the mess by Nancy), to achieve their escape and secure the technology for the good guys (mostly).

Humor:

The clash between Susan's awkwardness and Rayna's glamorous villainy.

Susan's continued struggle with outdated spy gadgets and embarrassing disguises.

Visual gags based on the absurdity of prison life and the limitations of Susan's "resources."

The dynamic between Susan and Nancy, forced to improvise solutions on the fly.

Rick Ford's deadpan reactions to the escalating chaos.

Themes:

Finding an unlikely friend in your worst enemy.

The importance of teamwork, even with the most incompatible partners.

Breaking free from expectations and embracing your own unique skillset.