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Writing in the Asylum: Student Poets in City Schools (Teaching for Social Justice)
Jennifer McCormick
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Description for Writing in the Asylum: Student Poets in City Schools (Teaching for Social Justice)
Hardcover. The author crafts an argument that shows the power of poetry as a response to the depersonalization that students face in many urban high schools, and shows readers how it flourishes both despite and because of the violence and "criminalizing institutional routines" of many public schools. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Jennifer McCormick opens a fascinating window on the lives of young women, showing how poetry can create a sense of security and self-esteem in the often sterile, violent, and oppressive environment of an urban high school. The students' poetry is at once disturbing and beautiful, hopeful and bleak, and McCormick's depiction of the increasingly institutionalized nature of urban schools is riveting. The author crafts a compelling argument that shows the power of poetry as a response to the depersonalization that students face in many urban high schools, and shows readers how it flourishes both despite and because of the violence ... Read more
Jennifer McCormick opens a fascinating window on the lives of young women, showing how poetry can create a sense of security and self-esteem in the often sterile, violent, and oppressive environment of an urban high school. The students' poetry is at once disturbing and beautiful, hopeful and bleak, and McCormick's depiction of the increasingly institutionalized nature of urban schools is riveting. The author crafts a compelling argument that shows the power of poetry as a response to the depersonalization that students face in many urban high schools, and shows readers how it flourishes both despite and because of the violence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
Series
Teaching for Social Justice Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807744901
SKU
V9780807744901
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