Reading is my window [[electronic resource] ] : books and the art of reading in women's prisons / / Megan Sweeney |
Autore | Sweeney Megan <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina | 365/.66 |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading African American women - Study and teaching (Higher) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4696-0436-1
0-8078-9835-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tell me what you read, I will tell you what you are : reading and education in U.S. penal history -- The underground book railroad : material dimensions of reading -- Between a politics of pain and a politics of pain's disavowal -- Fear of books : reading urban fiction -- To set the captives free : self-help reading practices -- Encounters : the meeting ground of books -- Conclusion. This really isn't a rehabilitation place : policy considerations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456382503321 |
Sweeney Megan <1967->
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 | ||
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Reading is my window [[electronic resource] ] : books and the art of reading in women's prisons / / Megan Sweeney |
Autore | Sweeney Megan <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina | 365/.66 |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading African American women - Study and teaching (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-4696-0436-1
0-8078-9835-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tell me what you read, I will tell you what you are : reading and education in U.S. penal history -- The underground book railroad : material dimensions of reading -- Between a politics of pain and a politics of pain's disavowal -- Fear of books : reading urban fiction -- To set the captives free : self-help reading practices -- Encounters : the meeting ground of books -- Conclusion. This really isn't a rehabilitation place : policy considerations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780835803321 |
Sweeney Megan <1967->
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading is my window : books and the art of reading in women's prisons / / Megan Sweeney |
Autore | Sweeney Megan <1967-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina |
365/.66
365.66 |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading African American women - Study and teaching (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-4696-0436-1
0-8078-9835-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tell me what you read, I will tell you what you are : reading and education in U.S. penal history -- The underground book railroad : material dimensions of reading -- Between a politics of pain and a politics of pain's disavowal -- Fear of books : reading urban fiction -- To set the captives free : self-help reading practices -- Encounters : the meeting ground of books -- Conclusion. This really isn't a rehabilitation place : policy considerations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815500803321 |
Sweeney Megan <1967->
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story within us [[electronic resource] ] : women prisoners reflect on reading / / edited by Megan Sweeney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 365.43092273 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SweeneyMegan <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-71436-1
0-252-09425-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: ""All us women have a story within us""""; ""1 Mildred Life Narrative: ""Society is coming to prison""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I have discovered a love for the law""""; ""2 Sissy Life Narrative: ""There's a time to be silent, and there's a time not to""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If you can't relate to it, then read about it""""; ""3 Olivia Life Narrative: ""It was a bad road that I was on""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If I'm going through a struggle, I know that's the book to go find""""
""4 Denise Life Narrative: ""I can't even imagine my day without a mall""""""Reading Narrative: ""Who is this writing books that knows the things I know?!""""; ""5 Bobbie Life Narrative: ""I've been overcoming all my life""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""Everybody don't end up with a prince""""; ""6 Melissa Life Narrative: ""They're trying to brainwash me and rebuild me""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""From her life story to mine is not that much difference""""; ""7 Valhalla Life Narrative: ""I've been like a ball that someone threw and I've been bouncing around e"" ""Reading Narrative: ""The books I've read are like my friends""""""8 Jacqueline Life Narrative: ""I refuse to be another statistic""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I wanted his strength to jump out of the pages into my life!""""; ""9 Audrey Life Narrative: ""That's a chapter that's closed""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""What fueled this fire for the fire to come all the way over to here?""""; ""10 Deven Life Narrative: ""Society, it's a boys' club still""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I need to know what's gonna happen next!""""; ""11 Solo Life Narrative: ""That's a soul that you're stepping on"""" ""Reading Narrative: ""Freedom for me was an evolution, not a revolution""""""Afterword: ""True Stories about Prison""""; ""Appendix: Study-Related Materials""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462212203321 |
Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story within us [[electronic resource] ] : women prisoners reflect on reading / / edited by Megan Sweeney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 365.43092273 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SweeneyMegan <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading |
ISBN |
1-283-71436-1
0-252-09425-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: ""All us women have a story within us""""; ""1 Mildred Life Narrative: ""Society is coming to prison""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I have discovered a love for the law""""; ""2 Sissy Life Narrative: ""There's a time to be silent, and there's a time not to""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If you can't relate to it, then read about it""""; ""3 Olivia Life Narrative: ""It was a bad road that I was on""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If I'm going through a struggle, I know that's the book to go find""""
""4 Denise Life Narrative: ""I can't even imagine my day without a mall""""""Reading Narrative: ""Who is this writing books that knows the things I know?!""""; ""5 Bobbie Life Narrative: ""I've been overcoming all my life""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""Everybody don't end up with a prince""""; ""6 Melissa Life Narrative: ""They're trying to brainwash me and rebuild me""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""From her life story to mine is not that much difference""""; ""7 Valhalla Life Narrative: ""I've been like a ball that someone threw and I've been bouncing around e"" ""Reading Narrative: ""The books I've read are like my friends""""""8 Jacqueline Life Narrative: ""I refuse to be another statistic""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I wanted his strength to jump out of the pages into my life!""""; ""9 Audrey Life Narrative: ""That's a chapter that's closed""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""What fueled this fire for the fire to come all the way over to here?""""; ""10 Deven Life Narrative: ""Society, it's a boys' club still""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I need to know what's gonna happen next!""""; ""11 Solo Life Narrative: ""That's a soul that you're stepping on"""" ""Reading Narrative: ""Freedom for me was an evolution, not a revolution""""""Afterword: ""True Stories about Prison""""; ""Appendix: Study-Related Materials""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786355003321 |
Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story within us : women prisoners reflect on reading / / edited by Megan Sweeney |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 365.43092273 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SweeneyMegan <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners - Books and reading - United States
Books and reading African American women - Books and reading |
ISBN |
1-283-71436-1
0-252-09425-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: ""All us women have a story within us""""; ""1 Mildred Life Narrative: ""Society is coming to prison""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I have discovered a love for the law""""; ""2 Sissy Life Narrative: ""There's a time to be silent, and there's a time not to""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If you can't relate to it, then read about it""""; ""3 Olivia Life Narrative: ""It was a bad road that I was on""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""If I'm going through a struggle, I know that's the book to go find""""
""4 Denise Life Narrative: ""I can't even imagine my day without a mall""""""Reading Narrative: ""Who is this writing books that knows the things I know?!""""; ""5 Bobbie Life Narrative: ""I've been overcoming all my life""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""Everybody don't end up with a prince""""; ""6 Melissa Life Narrative: ""They're trying to brainwash me and rebuild me""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""From her life story to mine is not that much difference""""; ""7 Valhalla Life Narrative: ""I've been like a ball that someone threw and I've been bouncing around e"" ""Reading Narrative: ""The books I've read are like my friends""""""8 Jacqueline Life Narrative: ""I refuse to be another statistic""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I wanted his strength to jump out of the pages into my life!""""; ""9 Audrey Life Narrative: ""That's a chapter that's closed""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""What fueled this fire for the fire to come all the way over to here?""""; ""10 Deven Life Narrative: ""Society, it's a boys' club still""""; ""Reading Narrative: ""I need to know what's gonna happen next!""""; ""11 Solo Life Narrative: ""That's a soul that you're stepping on"""" ""Reading Narrative: ""Freedom for me was an evolution, not a revolution""""""Afterword: ""True Stories about Prison""""; ""Appendix: Study-Related Materials""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818446203321 |
Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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