Music-making in U.S. prisons : listening to incarcerated voices / Mary L. Cohen and Stuart P. Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Mary L., author.

Duncan, Stuart P., 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music in prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Traces the history of music programs in U.S. prisons and engages in dialogue with current programs to hypothesize how music functions in carceral settings. The authors recommend principles to support personal and social growth for people experiencing incarceration and build social awareness of the harmful aspects of the prison industrial complex."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

INTRODUCTION: US Incarceration, the Prison Industrial Complex, and Building Relationships

1. WHY MUSIC-MAKING IN PRISONS?

2. "MIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT": Historical Reflections on Music-Making in US Prisons

3. "I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STEP OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONE": Developing Agency through Instrumental Music Education in Prisons

4. "THEIR SINGING SAVED ME": Social Awareness through Choral Singing

5. "LIFE WITHIN THESE WALLS": The Dynamic and Interactive Nature of Songwriting in Prisons

6. "SO MUCH MORE": Pedagogies That Support Human Dignity and Social Responsibility for Musical Communities Working toward Abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex

A Note on the Cover

Acknowledgements

Notes

Works Cited

Index

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Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781771124409

1771124407

OCLC:

1298604752