| Words No Bars Can Hold: Literacy Learning in Prison Contributor(s): Appleman, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393713679 ISBN-13: 9780393713671 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Non-formal Education - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
| Dewey: 365.666 |
| LCCN: 2018050856 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Words No Bars Can Hold provides a rare glimpse into literacy learning under the most dehumanizing conditions. Deborah Appleman chronicles her work teaching college- level classes at a high- security prison for men, most of whom are serving life sentences. Through narrative, poetry, memoir, and fiction, the students in Appleman's classes attempt to write themselves back into a society that has erased their lived histories. The students' work, through which they probe and develop their identities as readers and writers, illuminates the transformative power of literacy. Appleman argues for the importance of educating the incarcerated, and explores ways to interrupt the increasingly common journey from urban schools to our nation's prisons. From the sobering endpoint of what scholars have called the "school to prison pipeline," she draws insight from the narratives and experiences of those who have traveled it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Appleman, Deborah: - Deborah Appleman lives in Minnesota and is the Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies and director of the summer writing program at Carleton College. Since 2007, she has taught language, literature, and creative writing courses at a high-security prison for men in the upper Midwest. |