Working for Justice: A Handbook of Prison Education and Activism
Stephen Joh Hartnett
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Description for Working for Justice: A Handbook of Prison Education and Activism
Hardback. Documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Editor(s): Hartnett, Stephen John; Novek, Eleanor; Wood, Jennifer K. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
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. Based on years of pragmatic activism and engaged teaching, 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 ... Read more
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. Based on years of pragmatic activism and engaged teaching, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252037702
SKU
V9780252037702
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About Stephen Joh Hartnett
Stephen John Hartnett is chair and professor of communication at the University of Colorado, Denver and the editor of Challenging the Prison-Industrial Complex: Activism, Arts, and Educational Alternatives. Eleanor Novek is an associate professor of journalism at Monmouth University. Jennifer K. Wood is an associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State New Kensington.
Reviews for Working for Justice: A Handbook of Prison Education and Activism
"The ten essays in this book set examples for and encourage imaginative redirections in education inside and outside of the prison, as well as transitional and community supports, advocacy, and mainstream media."
Rhetoric & Public Affairs "Combining perspectives of communication studies, prison art programs, and prison education, Working for Justice contributes significantly to the current conversation about methods to ... Read more
Rhetoric & Public Affairs "Combining perspectives of communication studies, prison art programs, and prison education, Working for Justice contributes significantly to the current conversation about methods to ... Read more