Myth: Prison is Built For Profit Pt. 3 (w/ Dr. Orisanmi Burton)
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For part 3 we explore the role of counterinsurgency in mass incarceration. We interview Dr. Orisanmi Burton--Assistant Professor of Anthropology at American University--about his book Tip of the Spear Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. We analyze the four types of counterinsurgency named by Burton: Expansion, Humanization, Diversification, and Programification.  Tip of the Spear Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520396326/tip-of-the-spear Patreon https://www.patreon.com/blackmyths
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