Women, Writing, and Prison
Subtitle: Activists, Scholars, and Writers Speak Out
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781475808230
Subjects: Prisoners' writings; American literature, women authors; Women prisoners; Imprisonment
Description: "Women, writing, and prison includes a kaleidoscope of voices and perspectives from prisoners, former prisoners, scholars, and activists to examine the extraordinarily invisible and closed system of incarceration that characterizes the massive U.S. prison industry. The book explores in multiple ways, the role of writing in carceral settings, including material realities, ethics, and social justice. It is a book about the power of writing as well as its limits. It is a book that celebrates and critiques, challenges, and reveals. It is a book that, like the writing of incarcerated women, repays careful reading."--Cover page 4.