Reading is my window : books and the art of reading in women's prisons /

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Sweeney examines how incarcerated women read three popular genres of books-- narratives of victimization, urban crime fiction, and self-help books--to come to terms with their pasts, negotiate their present experiences, and reach toward different futures. She outlines the history of reading and educ...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sweeney, Megan, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Women prisoners > Books and reading > United States.
Books and reading.
African American women > Books and reading.
African American women > Study and teaching (Higher)
Prisonnières > Livres et lecture > États-Unis.
Livres et lecture.
Noires américaines > Livres et lecture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
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United States.
USA.
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