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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 reduce crime and enhance citizenship. Documenting
hands-on case studies that emphasize educational initiatives,
successful prison-based programs, and activist-oriented analysis,
Working for Justice provides readers with real-world answers based
on years of pragmatic activism and engaged teaching. Contributors
are David Coogan, Craig Lee Engstrom, Jeralyn Faris, Stephen John
Hartnett, Edward A. Hinck, Shelly Schaefer Hinck, Bryan J. McCann,
Nikki H. Nichols, Eleanor Novek, Brittany L. Peterson, Jonathan
Shailor, Rachel A. Smith, Derrick L. Williams, Lesley A. Withers,
Jennifer K. Wood, and Bill Yousman.
Boldly and eloquently contributing to the argument against the
prison system in the United States, these provocative essays offer
an ideological and practical framework for empowering prisoners
instead of incarcerating them. Experts and activists who have
worked within and against the prison system join forces here to
call attention to the debilitating effects of a punishment-driven
society and offer clear-eyed alternatives that emphasize working
directly with prisoners and their communities. Edited by Stephen
John Hartnett, the volume offers rhetorical and political analyses
of police culture, the so-called drug war, media coverage of crime
stories, and the public-school-to-prison pipeline. The collection
also includes case studies of successful prison arts and education
programs in Michigan, California, Missouri, Wisconsin, and
Pennsylvania that provide creative and intellectual resources
typically denied to citizens living behind bars. Writings and
artwork created by prisoners in such programs richly enhance the
volume. Contributors are Buzz Alexander, Rose Braz, Travis L.
Dixon, Garrett Albert Duncan, Stephen John Hartnett, Julilly
Kohler-Hausmann, Daniel Mark Larson, Erica R. Meiners, Janie Paul,
Lori Pompa, Jonathan Shailor, Robin Sohnen, and Myesha Williams.
Sweet Freedom's Song is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song 'America' over the 250 years. Popularly known as 'My Country Tis of Thee' - and as 'God Save the King/Queen' before that - this song is arguably the most important political song in our national history. Branham and Hartnett chronicle the song's appropriation and adaption by colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionalists, temperance campaigners and civil rights leaders. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in our nation's history, the story of 'America' offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States.
Standing as the world's two largest economies, marshaling the most
imposing armies on earth, holding enormous stockpiles of nuclear
weapons, consuming a majority share of the planet's natural
resources, and serving as the media generators and health care
providers for billions of consumers around the globe, the United
States and China are positioned to influence notions of democracy,
nationalism, citizenship, human rights, environmental priorities,
and public health for the foreseeable future. These broad issues
are addressed as questions about communication-about how our two
nations envision each other and how our interlinked imaginaries
create both opportunities and obstacles for greater understanding
and strengthened relations. Accordingly, this book provides
in-depth communication-based analyses of how U.S. and Chinese
officials, scholars, and activists configure each other, portray
the relations between the two nations, and depict their shared and
competing interests. As a first step toward building a new
understanding between one another, Imagining China tackles the
complicated question of how Americans, Chinese, and their
respective allies imagine themselves enmeshed in nations, old
rivalries, and emerging partnerships, while simultaneously
meditating on the powers and limits of nationalism in our age of
globalization.
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