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Unlock the transformative power of literacy with 'Words No Bars Can Hold'. This compelling narrative reveals the enlightening journey of incarcerated individuals reclaiming their stories through education. Author Deborah Appleman beautifully illustrates her experience teaching college-level classes at a high-security prison for men, where the majority are serving life sentences. Amidst the harsh realities of their surroundings, these students, through narrative, poetry, and memoir, strive to carve out their identities and reconnect with a society that has marginalized them. This book not only highlights the importance of literacy education behind bars but also confronts the challenges posed by the school-to-prison pipeline. With 160 insightful pages, readers will discover how literacy can empower the disenfranchised, illuminating their minds amidst the darkest circumstances. 'Words No Bars Can Hold' is essential reading for those interested in education, social justice, and the human capacity for growth despite adversity. Experience the resilience of the human spirit and the undeniable connection between reading and freedom. Note that shipping for this item is free; please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780393713671 Year: 2019 Publisher: W W Norton & Company.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780393713671
Year: 2019
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 160
Description:
Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.
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 śschool to prison pipeline,ť she draws insight from the narratives and experiences of those who have traveled it.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780393713671
Year: 2019
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 160
Description:
Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.
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 śschool to prison pipeline,ť she draws insight from the narratives and experiences of those who have traveled it.