{"id":1493,"date":"2018-04-02T04:21:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T04:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.64.63.6\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2021-02-18T01:33:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:33:17","slug":"conference-wentworth-is-the-new-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afiresearch.rmit.edu.au\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"Conference &#8211; Wentworth is the New Prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1494 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/afiresearch.rmit.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Wentworth<\/em> (aka <em>Wentworth Prison<\/em>) is an award winning Australian prison drama series now in its fifth season and recently renewed for a sixth season. It screens in Australia on Foxtel, in the UK on Channel 5 and in the USA on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The series was inspired by <em>Prisoner<\/em> (aka <em>Cell Block H<\/em>),a ground-breaking drama produced between 1979 and 1986, which was internationally successful and led to a cult following. Set in a women\u2019s prison in contemporary Melbourne, <em>Wentworth<\/em> dramatises current cultural and political issues, and provides a rich example of creative and industrial screen practice that can often be read in the context of its predecessor, <em>Prisoner<\/em>. This conference unites those who study and are fans of <em>Wentworth<\/em> and <em>Prisoner<\/em>, with those who are or who have been involved in making the series, with the aim of generating a lively exchange of critical and creative ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The AFI Research Collection librarians Alexander Gionfriddo, Catherine Gillam, Olympia Szilagyi will present Timeline of \u2018Doing Time\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This paper aims to place the iconic Australian series <em>Prisoner<\/em>\/ <em>Wentworth<\/em> within a broad, historical context of the \u2018prison drama\u2019 genre. By creating a timeline of programs that are set mainly within the walls of a prison or that use prison as a primary subject; we aim to identify locate and contextualise programs that precede and follow <em>Prisoner<\/em>. This timeline will also include television shows where prisons are considered a significant if not a central theme.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wentworth<\/em> is the New <em>Prisoner<\/em><br \/>\na two-day international conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/events\/all-events\/conferences\/2018\/april\/wentworth-is-the-new-prisoner\">Conference web site<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 5th and Friday 6th April 2018<br \/>\nRMIT University, Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Conference organising committee<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Professor Craig Batty (RMIT University)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Tessa Dwyer (Monash University)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Radha O\u2019Meara (University of Melbourne)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Stayci Taylor (RMIT University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wentworth (aka Wentworth Prison) is an award winning Australian prison drama series now in its fifth season and recently renewed for a sixth season. 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