El estado de nuestra unión: prisión, política y actuación en una democracia frágil

Autores/as

  • 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

Palabras clave:

Escritura creativa, Encarcelamiento, Prisión, Política, Performance

Resumen

De septiembre a diciembre de 2017, cuatro estudiantes de la Universidad de Michigan capacitados por Prison Creative Arts Project facilitaron un taller de escritura creativa en el Centro Correccional G. Ronald Cotton en Jackson, Michigan, EE. UU. Doce hombres encarcelados se unieron a los cuatro facilitadores estudiantiles para las reuniones semanales del taller que culminaron con una presentación de escritura creativa original. Este artículo describe el marco del taller y la capacitación brindada por Prison Creative Arts Project, presenta a las personas que participan en este taller de escritura creativa en particular, otoño de 2017, y describe cómo evolucionaron sus procesos creativos para incluir el discurso político y la crítica. El artículo demuestra cómo la escritura creativa y el teatro brindan a la población encarcelada la oportunidad única de expresar plenamente sus opiniones y actitudes políticas dentro de los muros de la prisión, y destaca los paralelismos entre los acontecimientos actuales y la política de 2017 y los de 2020. Para completar En este artículo, los estudiantes facilitadores escribieron una carta describiendo el proyecto y pidiendo interés en la coautoría y la enviaron por correo a los participantes encarcelados. Los estudiantes facilitadores luego compilaron un cuestionario y lo enviaron por correo a los participantes encarcelados que estaban interesados ​​en ser coautores del artículo. Los coautores que aún residen en prisión continuaron correspondiendo a los que viven fuera de la prisión por correo, produciendo secciones del artículo y proporcionando escritos originales del taller de 2017.

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Biografía del autor/a

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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Publicado

2020-12-23

Cómo citar

DIEDEN, Marena; HENDERSON, Caroline; MUNGER, Ashley; NICHOLSON, Steven; REYES, Tyrone; STRONG, Richard; ZIMMERMAN, Raschid. El estado de nuestra unión: prisión, política y actuación en una democracia frágil. Urdimento, 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.

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