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Never Put Your Head Down Unless You Pray: The Stories Of African American Men In The Wisconsin Prison System, Julia Marie Kirchner
Never Put Your Head Down Unless You Pray: The Stories Of African American Men In The Wisconsin Prison System, Julia Marie Kirchner
Theses and Dissertations
Prior research on offender narratives has not examined culture as a factor in how prisoners explain their crimes. This qualitative ethnographic research project explores the self-constructions of African American male prisoners using both participant observation with active gang members on the street and discourse analysis of over 300 letters written by incarcerated men. Focusing primarily on six prisoner consultants, this study investigates the claims that offenders make about themselves in reference to their identity. These convicted felons justify their crimes as rational under the circumstances prevalent in segregated inner cities. In reference to economic crimes such as drug dealing and …
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
michael c vocino
Brief short story or observation about life in a small southern Italian town.
Assunta And A Bag Of Food, Michael C. Vocino
Assunta And A Bag Of Food, Michael C. Vocino
Technical Services Department Faculty Publications
Life in the Mezzogiorno of Italy in the town of San Nicandro Garganico. The author briefly ponders his aging.
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
Technical Services Department Faculty Publications
Brief short story or observation about life in a small southern Italian town.
Leading Through Listening: Racial Tensions In 1968 New York, Janice W. Fernheimer
Leading Through Listening: Racial Tensions In 1968 New York, Janice W. Fernheimer
Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies Faculty Publications
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