Making Art In Prison Survival And Resistance
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Making Art In Prison Survival And Resistance
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Author : Janie Paul
language : en
Publisher: Hat & Beard Press
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Making Art In Prison Survival And Resistance written by Janie Paul and has been published by Hat & Beard Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Art categories.
In Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance, Janie Paul introduces readers to the culture and aesthetics of prison art communities, and shares heart wrenching, poignant, and often surprisingly humorous artists' narratives. The United States is the most incarcerating nation in the world. More than two million people are locked behind bars, where they endure the degradation and violence of a dehumanizing system. But in prisons around the country, incarcerated people have regained their dignity by creating objects of beauty, meaning, and value. These powerful stories and images upend the manufactured stereotypes of those living in prison, imparting a real human dimension--a critical step in the movement to end mass incarceration. For 27 years, Paul has traveled throughout Michigan to meet artists and select work for the project she co-founded: The Annual Exhibitions of Artists in Michigan Prisons, an initiative of the Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan. Pedagogical as well as curatorial, the project has provided crucial validation for the artists. Making Prison Art features over 200 images of their extraordinary work. Delving deeply into the ways in which incarcerated artists create meaning through their artistic practice, Paul explains how the making, sharing, and formation of artistic friendships within prisons can constitute acts of resistance against the violence and banality of prison life. Most of the artists did not make art before coming to prison. Their accomplishments show that art making need not be a privilege of the few, but is rather a basic human need, and in these circumstances, a necessary means of survival. Making Art in Prison reveals--through the eyes of the artists who have lived through it--what mass incarceration looks and feels like in the United States. It reveals the ways in which they keep their humanity intact; it invites us to reflect on our own humanity and the problem of living in a country that incarcerates more of its population than any other nation in the world. It also invites us to look closely at the images and appreciate the richness of life and luminosity emerging from the darkest corner of our country.
That S A Pretty Thing To Call It
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Author : Leigh Sugar
language : en
Publisher: New Village Press
Release Date : 2023-10-03
That S A Pretty Thing To Call It written by Leigh Sugar and has been published by New Village Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-03 with Poetry categories.
Frank, eye-opening writing by "arts in corrections" educators Poetry and prose by artists, writers, and activists who’ve taught workshops in U.S. criminal legal institutions, including acclaimed writers Ellen Bass, Joshua Bennett, Jill McDounough, E. Ethelbert Miller, Idra Novey, Joy Priest, Paisley Rekdal, Christopher Soto, and Michael Torres; the late arts in corrections pioneers Buzz Alexander and Judith Tannenbaum; and Guggenheim Award-winning choreographer Pat Graney. These educators demonstrate a diverse range of experiences. Among the questions they ask: Does our work support the continuation or deconstruction of a mass incarcerating society? What led me to teach in prison? How do I resist the “savior” or “helper” narrative? A book for anyone seeking to understand the prison industrial complex from a human perspective. All author royalties from this book will be donated to Dances for Solidarity, a project that brings arts opportunities to people incarcerated in solitary confinement.
Art Inside Prison
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Author : Dennis Sobin
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2017-04-06
Art Inside Prison written by Dennis Sobin and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with Art categories.
THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF... ● You want accurate information and insight from someone who spent ten years in prison ● You ever wanted to know how art is made in prison and the challenges faced by men and women prisoners who create it against all odds. ● You are an art lover who is considering taking the next step beyond admiring prisoner-made art and helping support and encourage imprisoned artists. ● You want to see an improved justice system in America to help those in prison obtain materials and opportunities to use art for therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes. ● You are a socially aware person who knows the value of art in keeping the mind and soul intact even during the worst of times that prisoners in America endure. ● You are considering becoming a mentor to imprisoned artists to encourage and help them overcome the challenges and obstacles they face in making and selling art to cover their expenses and create savings for the future. Author Dennis Sobin spent 10 years in federal and state prisons when he refused to plead guilty and accept probation for crimes he did not commit. But he didn't despair while in prison. He used his time to create art and to plan his return to society where he would establish the Prisons Foundation, Safe Streets Arts Foundation, Prison Art Gallery and the Rehabilitation Foundation, ultimately receiving recognition for his accomplishments at the John F. Kennedy Center. Author of the highly praised book, From Prison to Kennedy Center Stage: Starting over at the Top, Sobin's Art on the Inside highlights the talent and humanity of the many fine artists in prison today. Sobin says, "Without the help of free-world people to encourage and support my work during my ten years of imprisonment, I would not have survived with my soul and mind intact."
Marking Time
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Author : Nicole R. Fleetwood
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-28
Marking Time written by Nicole R. Fleetwood and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-28 with Art categories.
"A powerful document of the inner lives and creative visions of men and women rendered invisible by America’s prison system. More than two million people are currently behind bars in the United States. Incarceration not only separates the imprisoned from their families and communities; it also exposes them to shocking levels of deprivation and abuse and subjects them to the arbitrary cruelties of the criminal justice system. Yet, as Nicole Fleetwood reveals, America’s prisons are filled with art. Despite the isolation and degradation they experience, the incarcerated are driven to assert their humanity in the face of a system that dehumanizes them. Based on interviews with currently and formerly incarcerated artists, prison visits, and the author’s own family experiences with the penal system, Marking Time shows how the imprisoned turn ordinary objects into elaborate works of art. Working with meager supplies and in the harshest conditions—including solitary confinement—these artists find ways to resist the brutality and depravity that prisons engender. The impact of their art, Fleetwood observes, can be felt far beyond prison walls. Their bold works, many of which are being published for the first time in this volume, have opened new possibilities in American art. As the movement to transform the country’s criminal justice system grows, art provides the imprisoned with a political voice. Their works testify to the economic and racial injustices that underpin American punishment and offer a new vision of freedom for the twenty-first century."
The Night Is Dark And I Am Far From Home
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Author : Jonathan Kozol
language : en
Publisher: Touchstone
Release Date : 1990
The Night Is Dark And I Am Far From Home written by Jonathan Kozol and has been published by Touchstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Education categories.
"A bold inquiry into the values and goals of America's schools."--Cover.
Acts Of Resistance
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Author : Amber Massie-Blomfield
language : en
Publisher: Footnote Press
Release Date : 2024-06-27
Acts Of Resistance written by Amber Massie-Blomfield and has been published by Footnote Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-27 with Art categories.
'A fascinating, passionate and political case for art's world-changing power, by a fizzingly good writer' - Robert Macfarlane In Acts of Resistance, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes about the artists who have treated the protest site as their canvas and contributed to movements that have transformed history - from the musicians in Auschwitz to the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, from the to ACT UP's 1989 invasion of the New York Stock Exchange, to the Niger Delta and indigenous communities in Bolivia. Including stories and artists from across the globe, including Susan Sontag, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and Claude Cahun - alongside collectives, communities, amateurs and anonymous creators who have used their art as an expression of resistance - this fascinating book asks what is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Why are artists compelled to paint, write, dance and make music, even when the odds are stacked against them? And how can artistic creation be a genuine form of political resistance? Combining cultural criticism, history and memoir, Acts of Resistance is an urgent reminder that art can make a human life more bearable, and can be a means of building the things that a person needs to survive the bleakest circumstances. It is a testament to that idea, and to the people who have risked their lives to prove it is so. While their stories are remarkable, they are also a reminder that each of us can use creativity in defense of our humanity.
Justice In The Age Of Agnosis
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Author : James Gacek
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Justice In The Age Of Agnosis written by James Gacek and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Interrupted Life
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Author : Rickie Solinger
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2010
Interrupted Life written by Rickie Solinger and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Social Science categories.
"Striking, original, and stimulating. Even readers with extensive familiarity of the literature regarding women in prison will learn something new."--Mona Danner, PhD Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Before I Die
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Author : Candy Chang
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Before I Die written by Candy Chang and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Self-Help categories.
After losing someone she loved, artist Candy Chang painted the side of an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood with chalkboard paint and stenciled the sentence, "Before I die I want to _____." Within a day of the wall's completion, it was covered in colorful chalk dreams as neighbors stopped and reflected on their lives. Since then, more than four hundred Before I Die walls have been created by people all over the world. This beautiful hardcover book is an inspiring celebration of these walls and the stories behind them. Filled with hope, fear, humor, and heartbreak, Before I Die presents an intimate portrait of the dreams within our communities and a chance to ponder life's ultimate question.
The Art Of Resistance
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Author : Justus Rosenberg
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-01-28
The Art Of Resistance written by Justus Rosenberg and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with History categories.
"Thrillingly tells the story of an Eastern European Jew’s flight from the Holocaust and the years he spent fighting in the French underground.” —USA Today An American Library in Paris Book Award "Coups de Coeur" Selection The Art of Resistance is unlike any World War II memoir before it. Its author, Justus Rosenberg, has spent the past seventy years teaching the classics of literature to American college students. Hidden within him, however, was a remarkable true story of wartime courage and romance worthy of a great novel. Here is Professor Rosenberg’s elegant and gripping chronicle of his youth in Nazi-occupied Europe, when he risked everything to stand against evil. In 1937, after witnessing a violent Nazi mob in his hometown of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent by his Jewish parents to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, the Nazis came again, as France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, Justus fled Paris, heading south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille who led a clandestine network helping thousands of men and women—including many legendary artists and intellectuals, among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst—escape the Nazis. With his intimate understanding of French and German culture, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry’s operation as a spy and scout. After the Vichy government expelled Fry from France, Justus worked in Grenoble, recruiting young men and women for the Underground Army. For the next four years, he would be an essential component of the Resistance, relying on his wits and skills to survive several close calls with death. Once, he found himself in a Nazi internment camp, with his next stop Auschwitz—and yet Justus found an ingenious way to escape. He two years during the war gathering intelligence, surveying German installations and troop movements on the Mediterranean. Then, after the allied invasion at Normandy in 1944, Justus became a guerrilla fighter, participating in and leading commando raids to disrupt the German retreat across France. At the end of the Second World War, Justus emigrated to America, and built a new life. For the past fifty years, he has taught literature at Bard College, shaping the inner lives of generations of students. Now he adds his own story to the library of great coming-of-age memoirs: The Art of Resistance is a powerful saga of bravery and defiance, a true-life spy thriller touched throughout by a professor’s wisdom.