Brandon Dean Lamson

Caged

A Teacher's Journey Through Rikers, or How I Beheaded the Minotaur

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Produktbeschreibung

In Caged, Lamson provides an intimate view of his transformative experience teaching inmate students on Rikers Island. Written in a gripping, confessional narrative, Caged explores the consequential impact of Lamsonâ s move to New York City, his childhood experiences with racial justice, and his journey working in four prisons over the course of three years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 231mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9781531502515
• ISBN-10: 1531502512
• Artikelnr.: 64540415

Autorenporträt

Brandon Dean Lamson

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Falling
The Weapons Board 3
Killer Inside 5
Island Bound 12
Brujo 18
Horizon 21
Queen of Cups 24
Stray Cats 27
Burning 30
Antigone 34
Hellfire Club 38
The Seagull 41
Apollo Kids 44
Part II: The Labyrinth
The Minotaur 49
The Sweet Science 51
Demon Weed 54
Windows 63
Maximum 66
Solitary 71
Red, White, and Blue 75
Native Son 79
Knockdown 82
Mistress Evil 84
Paris and Birdlegs 88
The Duck Game 92
Part III: Submerged
Devil Mountain 97
Island Holidays 103
Redpath 109
The Cove 112
Pink Leaves 118
Strong and White 121
Yard Blues 124
Lost Dalí 127
Hoops 132
The Voice 137
Do-Over 142
Atlantis 145
Epilogue 151
Acknowledgments 155