Analyze This! Video on Minnesota's Prison Industry

http://www.minncor.com/partnershipvideo.wmv

We will watch this in class today... we will analyze using readings from our text book.

Watch and think about KEY CONCEPTS from the reading and the "buzz" words used in this video like "productivity", "always here" labor force, "control our costs", "win-win situation for EVERYONE", and things like jobs others won't do... "where do you find workers....", the RESOURCES inside America's correctional facility"

Language and power folks.

We will look at the MINNCOR Industries website in class: http://www.minncor.com/default.htm

and take a "virtual tour" of Minnesota's prison at the MN DOC homepage: http://www.corr.state.mn.us/aboutdoc/tour/default.htm
(although Shakopee is not accessible)

Also, peep this blog by Carleton Educational Studies Chair Deborah Appleman who is using her sabbatical to teach a course on "Language and Power" inside Stillwater Prison:http://blogs.carleton.edu/Stillwater/

Also, trailer of my film about project in Stillwater: http://rachelraimist.com/gallery.html

FUN Stuff guys. And, my former student Amit will join us next Thursday!