New Public Scholarship : Is William Martinez Not Our Brother? : Twenty Years of the Prison Creative Arts Project

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, William, author.

Series:

New public scholarship.

The new public scholarship series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison Creative Arts Project--History.

Prison Creative Arts Project.

Arts in prisons--Michigan.

Arts in prisons.

Prisoners as artists--Michigan.

Prisoners as artists.

Community arts projects--Michigan.

Community arts projects.

Prisoners--Education--Michigan.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, MI, USA University of Michigan Press 20100901

Summary:

A prison arts program attempts to reverse the trends of incarceration in America.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1. The Beginning

2. Is William Martinez Not Our Brother?

3. The University Courses

4. The Workshops

5. A Matter of Language

6. "This is our bridge . . . and we built it ourselves!": The Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners

7. Is the Scapegoat Not Our Brother?

8. The Prison Creative Arts Project: Crafted Out of Newspaper, Modge Podge, Paint, and Glitter

9. Failure

10. The PCAP Associates: Places Like Rwanda

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-88297-X

9786612882975

0-472-02744-1

OCLC:

687690065