Women, Writing, and Prison
Activists, Scholars, and Writers Speak Out
Abstract
This collection includes a kaleidoscope of voices and perspectives from prisoners, former prisoners, scholars, and activists to examine the extraordinarily invisible and closed system of incarceration that characterizes the massive U.S. prison industry. The book explores in multiple ways, the role of writing in carceral settings, including material realities, ethics, and social justice. It is a book about the power of writing as well as its limits. It is a book that celebrates and critiques, challenges, and reveals. It is a book that, like the writing of incarcerated women, repays careful reading.
Schlagworte
prison writing- i–xxii Preface i–xxii
- 19–20 Where We Are From 19–20
- 173–238 Section III Writing, Resistance, and the Material Realities of U.S. Prisons and Jails 173–238
- 239–240 Hope Is There 239–240
- 253–258 About the Authors 253–258
- 265–274 Selected Bibliography 265–274
- 275–280 Index 275–280