Working for Justice

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.

"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 combat the violence and racism inherent in America's prison system. The book's call to action will challenge the reader to engage as a participant in social change."--Judith A. Scheffler, editor of Wall Tappings: Women's Prison Writings, 200 A.D. to the Present"Here unusual perspectives are provided by academics from 14 institutions all linked by teaching in communications and related fields. . . . such scholars have valuable experience and insights involving current issues on prison education and the need to break from the past. . . . All contributors deserve accolades.  Recommended."--Choice

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Working for Justice in the Age of Mass IncarcerationPart I. Working on the Inside: The Transformative Potential of Prison EducationChapter 1. Kings, Warriors, Magicians, and Lovers: Alternative Performances of Masculinity in PrisonChapter 2. Service-Learning in Prison Facilities: Interaction as a Source of TransformationChapter 3. Writing Your Way to Freedom: Autobiography as Inquiry in Prison Writing WorkshopsPart II. Working on the Outside: Building New Selves and Strong CommunitiesChapter 4. "Courtesy Incarceration": Exploring Family Members' Experiences of ImprisonmentChapter 5. Serving Time by Coming Home: Communicating Hope through a Reentry CourtChapter 6. Life After Incarceration: Exploring Identity in Reentry Programs for WomePart III. Working on the Media: Representations of Prisons and Prison ActivismChapter 7. Challenging the Media-Incarceration Complex through Media EducationChapter 8. "Prisoners Rise, Rise, Rise!": Hip Hop as a Ciceronian Approach to Prison ProtestPart IV. Working on the Futures of Prison ActivismChapter 9. "A Fate Worse than Death": Reform, Abolition, and Life without Parole in Anti–DeathChapter 10. "People Like Us": A New Ethic of Prison Advocacy in Racialized AmericaBibliographyContributorsIndex