Screen LibraryWorking for justice : a handbook of prison education and activism /
This book contains practical approaches to prison education and advocacy. This collection documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Through life-changing programs in...
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University of Illinois Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Urbana : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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This book contains practical approaches to prison education and advocacy. This collection documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Through life-changing programs in a dozen states (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin), PCARE works with prisoners, in prisons, and in communities to reclaim justice from the prison-industrial complex. The materials in this volume present a sweeping inventory of how communities and individuals both within and outside of prisons are marshaling the arts, education, and activism to reduce crime and enhance citizenship. Documenting hands-on case studies that emphasize educational initiatives, successful prison-based programs, and activist-oriented analysis, this book provides readers with real-world answers based on years of pragmatic activism and engaged teaching. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 266 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-249) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780252079221 : 0252079221 |
| Index Number: | HV8883 |
| CLC: | D971.267 |
| Call Number: | D971.267/W926 |
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Working for justice in an age of mass incarceration / Working on the Inside: the Transformational Potential of Prison Education. Kings, warriors, magicians, and lovers: prison theater and alternative performances of masculinity / Service-learning in prison facilities: interaction as a source of transformation / Writing your way to freedom: autobiography as inquiry in prison writing workshops / Working on the Outside: Building New Selves and Strong Communities. "Courtesy incarceration" : exploring family members' experiences of imprisonment / Serving time by coming home: communicating hope through a reentry court / Life after incarceration: exploring identity in reentry programs for women / Working on the Media: Representations of Prisons and Prison Activism. Challenging the media-incarceration complex through media education / "Prisoners rise, rise, rise!" : Hip hop as a Ciceronian approach to prison protest and community care / Working on the Futures of Prison Activism. "A fate worse than death" : reform, abolition, and life without parole in anti-death penalty discourse / "People like us" : a new ethic of prison advocacy in racialized America / |