This article makes use of James Scott's theory of ‘hidden transcripts’ to study cultural works and relevant writings that document the history of the carceral in Tunisia. It contends that prisoners found in songs and writings hidden transcripts to resist authoritarianism, to denounce the miscarriage of justice and to communicate with the outside world. Prisoner cultural works and writings show that the prisoner agency changed the carceral site into a secure social space to resist oppression and authoritarianism. Using Gaston Bachelard's conception of the house, we found that the prison cell had the value of a ‘house’ for memories, thoughts, imaginations and dreams. This paper concludes that prisoner songs and writings served as a counternarrative that helped in developing a different version of Tunisian modern history.

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突尼斯流行文化中的监狱

本文利用詹姆斯·斯科特的“隐藏笔录”理论来研究记录突尼斯监狱历史的文化作品和相关著作。它认为，囚犯在歌曲和著作中发现隐藏的文字记录，以抵制独裁主义，谴责误判并与外界沟通。囚犯文化作品和著作表明，囚犯机构将监狱场所改造成一个安全的社会空间，以抵抗压迫和独裁主义。运用加斯顿·巴什拉（Gaston Bachelard）对房子的概念，我们发现牢房具有承载记忆、思想、想象和梦想的“房子”的价值。本文的结论是，囚犯的歌曲和作品作为一种反叙事，有助于发展突尼斯现代历史的不同版本。