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Schwartz, Joni

 
9781498591720: Gifts from the Dark: Learning from the Incarceration Experience
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1498591728 ISBN 13 : 9781498591720
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2022

Synopsis

While in no way supporting the systemic injustices and disparities of mass incarceration, Gifts from the Dark: Learning from the Incarceration Experience argues that we have much to learn from those who have been and are in prison. Schwartz and Chaney profile the contributions of literary giants, social activists, entrepreneurs, and other talented individuals who, despite the disorienting dilemma of incarceration, are models of adult transformative learning that positively impact the world. The authors interweave narratives with both qualitative and quantitative research references to analyze the role of solitude, writing, non-verbal communication; race and gender; physical exercise; education; technology; family and parenting; and the need to "give back" that precipitate transformative learning. The prison cell becomes a counterspace of metamorphosis. In focusing upon how men and women have chosen the worst moments of their lives as a baseline not to define, but to refine themselves, Gifts from the Dark promises to forever alter the limited mindset of incarceration as a solely one-dimensional, deficit event.

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À propos des auteurs

Joni Schwartz is professor of humanities at the City University of New York - LaGuardia Community College and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Graduate Studies Program.

John R. Chaney is assistant professor and director of Criminal Justice programs for City University of New York -- LaGuardia Community College.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498591728
ISBN 13 
9781498591720
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
210
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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