Prison Pedagogies - Learning and Teaching with Imprisoned Writers (Hardcover)

In a time of increasing mass incarceration, US prisons and jails are becoming a major source of literary production. Prisoners write for themselves, fellow prisoners, family members, and teachers. However, too few write for college credit. In the dearth of well-organized higher education in US prisons, noncredit programs established by colleges and universities have served as a leading means of informal learning in these settings. Thousands of teachers have entered prisons, many teaching writing or relying on writing practices when teaching other subjects. Yet these teachers have few pedagogical resources. This groundbreaking collection of essays provides such a resource and establishes a framework upon which to develop prison writing programs. Prison Pedagogies does not champion any one prescriptive approach to writing education but instead recognizes a wide range of possibilities. Essay subjects include working-class consciousness and prison education; community and literature writing at different security levels in prisons; organized writing classes in jails and juvenile halls; cultural resistance through writing education; prison newspapers and writing archives as pedagogical resources; dialogical approaches to teaching prison writing classes; and more. The contributors within this volume share a belief that writing represents a form of intellectual and expressive self-development in prison, one whose pursuit has transformative potential.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2018
Editors:	Joe Lockard • Sherry Rankins-Robertson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3563-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > Industrial or vocational training Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8156-3563-X
Barcode:	9780815635635

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