O estado da nossa união: prisão, política e atuação dentro de uma democracia frágil

Authors

  • Marena Dieden University of Michigan
  • Caroline Henderson University of Michigan
  • Ashley Munger University of Michigan
  • Steven Nicholson
  • Tyrone Reyes
  • Richard Strong
  • Raschid Zimmerman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/14145731033920200105

Keywords:

Creative writing, Incarceration, Prison, Politics, Performance

Abstract

De setembro a dezembro de 2017, quatro alunos da Universidade de Michigan treinados pelo Prison Creative Arts Project facilitaram um workshop de redação criativa na G. Ronald Cotton Correctional Facility em Jackson, Michigan, EUA. Doze homens encarcerados juntaram-se aos quatro alunos facilitadores para reuniões semanais de workshops que culminaram em uma apresentação de escrita criativa original. Este artigo descreve a estrutura do workshop e o treinamento fornecido pelo Prison Creative Arts Project, apresenta os indivíduos que participam deste workshop de redação criativa do outono de 2017 e descreve como seus processos criativos evoluíram para incluir discurso político e crítica. O artigo demonstra como a escrita criativa e o teatro fornecem à população encarcerada a oportunidade única de expressar plenamente as opiniões e atitudes políticas dentro dos muros da prisão e destaca paralelos entre os eventos atuais e a política de 2017 e os de 2020. Para completar este artigo, os alunos facilitadores escreveram uma carta descrevendo o projeto e pedindo interesse em coautoria e a enviaram aos participantes encarcerados. Os alunos facilitadores compilaram um questionário e o enviaram aos participantes encarcerados que estavam interessados ​​em ser coautores do artigo. Os coautores ainda residentes na prisão continuaram a se corresponder com aqueles que viviam fora da prisão via correio, produzindo seções do artigo e fornecendo redação original do workshop de 2017.

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Author Biographies

Marena Dieden, University of Michigan

Is a first-year law student at University of California School of Law. She plans to study Public Interest Law and Critical Race Studies. In May 2019 she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. During her time at the University of Michigan, Marena volunteered with the Prison Creative Arts Project for three and a half years facilitating creative writing workshops at Vista Maria, a court ordered youth residential program, and at Cotton Correctional Facility, a men's state prison. 

Caroline Henderson, University of Michigan

Is a Licensed Master Social Worker who provides mental health services and advocacy to those touched by criminal legal systems. In May 2018 she earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan, where she volunteered and completed a field placement with the Prison Creative Arts Project. Prior to moving to Michigan for graduate school, Caroline worked at a youth development non-profit organization in New York City from 2014 to 2016. Caroline graduated from Columbia University in 2014, with a joint bachelor's degree in Human Rights Studies and English Literature

Ashley Munger, University of Michigan

Is from White Lake, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan (2019) for her undergraduate studies and Boston University for her master’s degree in education. She is now a public school teacher and hopes to attend law school to become a criminal defense attorney. 

Steven Nicholson

Is a writer who has been a member of the Prison Creative Arts Project since 2016.

Tyrone Reyes

Is a writer who has been a member of the Prison Creative Arts Project since 2016 and of the National Lifers Association (a leadership organization for people serving a life sentence in prison) since 2013.

Richard Strong

 Is a writer who has been a member of the Prison Creative Arts Project since 2016 and of the National Lifers Association (a leadership organization for people serving a life sentence in prison) since 2014.

Raschid Zimmerman

Is a writer who has been a member of the Prison Creative Arts Project since 2016.

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Published

2020-12-23

How to Cite

DIEDEN, Marena; HENDERSON, Caroline; MUNGER, Ashley; NICHOLSON, Steven; REYES, Tyrone; STRONG, Richard; ZIMMERMAN, Raschid. O estado da nossa união: prisão, política e atuação dentro de uma democracia frágil. Urdimento: Revista de Estudos em Artes Cênicas, Florianópolis, v. 3, n. 39, p. 1–20, 2020. DOI: 10.5965/14145731033920200105. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/urdimento/article/view/18865. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 39 (2020): Artes da cena atrás das grades

Section

Dossiê temático: Artes da Cena atrás das grades

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