From the Outside In: Narratives of Creative Arts Practitioners Working in the Criminal Justice System

Simpson, Ella; Morgan, Catherine; Caulfield, Laura

doi:10.1111/hojo.12318

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“…These agents might sometimes have 'outlaw' status or may have 'insider' status. 51 But this book club puts us in a somewhat complicated position: in facilitating a book club we do not necessarily wear our academic hats and nor are we formal educators employed by the prison. Equally, being officially affiliated with a university restricts us from being arts 'outlaws' who push boundaries to the extreme.…”

Section: In Closing -Neoliberal Critiques and Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reading America, Reading Rodriguez: Exploring American Literature at an English Prison Book Group

METCALF,

SKINNER

2023

J. Am. Stud.

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This article details a cutting-edge Knowledge Exchange initiative which advanced the ongoing partnership between the University of Hull and HMP Hull, and stemmed from the annual BAAS conference, held in Hull in April 2022. The purpose of the article is to explore the value of critiquing US culture in a nonacademic setting and the extent to which a prison reading group presents a productive opportunity for so doing. Our research analyses the reception of a number of texts discussed in an American-themed book club hosted in HMP Hull, with a particular focus upon the responses of prison learners to the literary works of gang-member-turned-best-selling-author Luis J. Rodriguez.

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Section: In Closing -Neoliberal Critiques and Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reading America, Reading Rodriguez: Exploring American Literature at an English Prison Book Group

METCALF,

SKINNER

2023

J. Am. Stud.

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“…Da mesma forma, as experiências de Karen emergem de sua jornada como praticante de teatro e estudiosa da prisão, mas também vêm de sua posição como diretora artística de uma companhia de teatro sem fins lucrativos, e do papel de mãe de dez filhos. Os autores convidam o leitor a ter isso em mente enquanto compartilham as histórias de suas jornadas, e as jornadas dos outros, pois é em jornadas juntos, e compartilhando nossas histórias (Simpson et al 2019) que reunimos coragem para abrir um amplo caminho para os outros, crescemos em amor um pelo outro, e nos tornarmos bons, sábios e fortes.…”

Section: Contexto: a Geografia Das Prisões E Dos Voluntários Da Prisãounclassified

“…Isso é intimidade, e está no centro da dinâmica relacional na aula de teatro entre voluntários e participantes encarcerados e dentro da equipe teatral. Esse pertencimento relacional é o "elo perdido" em pesquisas de reabilitação, bem como em pesquisas sobre voluntários nas prisões (Tomczak & Albertson, 2016) e pesquisas sobre artes em prisões de forma mais ampla (veja Simpson et al 2019).…”

Section: Educação Conectada Ao Participanteunclassified

O que acontece quando eu olho para você: o espaço íntimo do teatro na prisão

Hamer¹,

Martin²

2020

Urdimento

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Apesar dos crescentes estudos sobre teatro e voluntários em prisões, há pouca pesquisa que olha para a experiência teatral da prisão através dos olhos tanto dos voluntários externos quanto dos prisioneiros-participantes. Este artigo busca tecer as vozes coautorais para explorar experiências compartilhadas da sala de aula do teatro prisional. Essas experiências – descritas como "mágicas" e "transcendentes" – dependem do voluntariado realizando atividades com sucesso na prisão. O espaço da sala de aula do teatro na prisão torna-se então um refúgio relacional onde tanto os presos quanto os voluntários podem se sentir bem-vindos e aceitos, vistos não como outros, mas como essenciais.

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“…• the experiences of arts practitioners who engage in prison work (Simpson, Morgan, & Caulfield, 2019);…”

Section: The Penal Voluntary Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying, navigating, resisting, and eliminating structural stigma and the collateral consequences of punishment: The role of the penal voluntary sector in supporting people with criminal records in Canada

McAleese¹

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This dissertation examines how actors within Canada's penal voluntary sector identify, navigate, resist, and strive to eliminate structural stigma and collateral consequences of punishment. Using an approach to qualitative research informed by institutional ethnography, anti-oppressive practice, and public criminology, my research explores how practitioners attempt to support people with criminal records despite many exclusionary policies and practices -including those enforced by the penal voluntary sector itself -that create obstacles to various social domains (e.g., employment and housing). This research is motivated by my experience working in the penal voluntary sector during a period (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) in which many punitive policies, including changes to Canada's Criminal Records Act, were brought into effect by a federal Conservative government and maintained by a subsequent Liberal government.To understand the penal voluntary sector's role in supporting people with criminal records in the community, I conducted twenty-two interviews with various sector actors. I also attended several conferences, meetings, and events alongside practitioners to stay connected to the sector and ensure an ongoing understanding of the important issues to people with criminal records and those who support them. Additionally, I incorporated analysis of texts (e.g., policies, forms/assessments, public consultation reports, parliamentary committee studies) to frame the political, institutional, and social relations that shape the day-to-day experiences of practitioners and the people they support in the community. Finally, I engaged public criminology as part of my research methodology and included reflections on my advocacy work throughout the dissertation.While critical sociologists and criminologists mostly describe the penal voluntary sector as a net-widening mechanism, I maintain that understanding the day-to-day work within the sector is crucial to identifying, navigating, resisting, and eventually eliminating structural stigma and collateral consequences of punishment. Additionally, I contend that spaces where practitioners meet (e.g., conferences) are key sites for developing communities of care through which academics, practitioners, advocates, and people with criminal records can work towards a just transition from penal and other related systems (e.g., homelessness). Finally, I reflect on academia's role in resisting and eliminating carceral power and structural stigma and on the lessons learned from my efforts at doing so. vi 5. Navigating .

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From the Outside In: Narratives of Creative Arts Practitioners Working in the Criminal Justice System

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

Reading America, Reading Rodriguez: Exploring American Literature at an English Prison Book Group

Reading America, Reading Rodriguez: Exploring American Literature at an English Prison Book Group

O que acontece quando eu olho para você: o espaço íntimo do teatro na prisão

Identifying, navigating, resisting, and eliminating structural stigma and the collateral consequences of punishment: The role of the penal voluntary sector in supporting people with criminal records in Canada

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