Girl Time

Literacy, Justice, and the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8077-5200-5
Verlag: Teachers College Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

This original account is based on the author’s experiences with incarcerated girls participating in <i>Girl Time</i>, a programme created by a theatre company that conducts playwriting and performance workshops in youth detention centres. In addition to examining the lives of these and other formerly incarcerated girls, <i>Girl Time</i> shares the stories of educators who dare to teach children who have been “thrown away” by their schools and society. The girls, primarily African American teens, write their own plays, learn ensemble-building techniques, explore societal themes, and engage in self analysis as they prepare for a final performance. The book describes some of the girls and their experiences in the programme, examines the implications of the school-to-prison pipeline, and offers ways for young girls to avoid incarceration. Readers will learn how the lived experiences of incarcerated girls can inform their teaching in public school classrooms and the teaching of literacy as a civil and human right.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winn, Maisha T

Ayers, William

Quinn, Therese

Über Autor(innen)

Maisha T. Winn is associate professor of Language, Literacy and Culture in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University, Atlanta. She is the author of <i>Writing in Rhythm: Spoken Word Poetry in Urban Classrooms.</i>