In Fugitive Thought, Michael Hames-Garcma argues that writings by
prisoners are instances of practical social theory that seek to
transform the world. Unlike other authors who have studied prisons
or legal theory, Hames-Garcma views prisoners as political and
social thinkers whose ideas are as important as those of lawyers
and philosophers.
As key moral terms like "justice," "solidarity," and "freedom"
have come under suspicion in the post-Civil Rights era, political
discussions on the Left have reached an impasse. Fugitive Thought
reexamines and reinvigorates these concepts through a fresh
approach to philosophies of justice and freedom, combining the
study of legal theory and of prison literature to show how the
critiques and moral visions of dissidents and participants in
prison movements can contribute to the shaping and realization of
workable ethical conceptions. Fugitive Thought focuses on writings
by black and Latina/o lawyers and prisoners to flesh out the
philosophical underpinnings of ethical claims within legal theory
and prison activism.
Michael Hames-Garcma is assistant professor of English and of
philosophy, interpretation, and culture at Binghamton University,
State University of New York.
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