Communication, Communication and Resocialisation Dimensions of Colours in Prison
Keywords:
Colour, communication, prisoners, interior, prisonAbstract
According to ecological valence theory, the popularity of colours stems from the feelings we have about objects of a certain colour. We love blue because we associ-ate it with blue skies and clear water, yellow with sun and heat... However, the prob-lem is when we do not have colours. Imagine a world without colours. Prison envi-ronment (and majority of total institutions) are very close to such a world. Grey and white colours dominate. Black and white, and their combinations and shades are not considered colours. Such an environment cannot evoke any recollection, at least not a pleasant one. The space is "sterile", "barren", it does not give any information or stimulation. In such an environment, re-education and re-socialization are a pre-scribed form without appropriate content, without incentive. In this paper, we try to emphasize the importance of colours in creating an educational and stimulating en-vironment in prison. In addition, we point out the importance of their correct inter-pretation in the environment that the prisoners themselves arrange, and we give ad-vice for "managing" communication specifically by using colours in interaction. The paper uses methods of explicative analysis and ethnographic method of qualitative observation with participation.
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