Scripting Detention
Author | : Nandita Dinesh |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2017-09-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476629834 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476629838 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scripting Detention written by Nandita Dinesh and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documenting a theater project for incarcerated youth in a New Mexico juvenile detention facility, this book presents the script of a play about prison life, and interweaves the author's creative, self-reflective text (autoethnography). The collaborative experience of writing and staging such a play enacted by prisoners frames a discussion of larger social and political themes in the criminal justice system, and of the complexities of getting juveniles to engage with variously positioned mentors.