Scholarly-Popular Intersections
Books & Films
- College Behind BarsDocumentary about the Bard Prison Initiative. Dir. Ken Burns.
Felon: Poems by Call Number: Lau Stacks PS3602.E826 A6 2019
Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass IncarcerationCall Number: Available Online
The Meaning of Freedom by Call Number: Lau Stacks HN59.2 .D38 2012
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George JacksonCall Number: Available Online
Essays & Articles
- "Getting Out"Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times Magazine article
- What Is Critical Race Theory and Why Is Trump Afraid of It?By UCLA legal scholar Cheryl Harris.
Writers, Scholars, Activists
- Cheryl HarrisLegal Scholar, Critical Race Theorist
- Derecka PurnellLawyer, writer, organizer
- Gideon YaffeProfessor of Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Psychology (Yale)
- Reginald Dwayne BettsLawyer, poet, formerly incarcerated.
Organizations, Conferences, & Events
Exhibits, Narratives, & Oral Histories
- The Big Hope ShowAmerican Visionary Art Museum 2015 exhibition
- Gordon Parks FoundationLinks out to current and past exhibitions of Gordon Parks' photography.
- Jean Michel BasquiatSite dedicated to the legacy of Basquiat. Links to major museum collections.
