Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums

Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums
ISBN-10
0520390415
ISBN-13
9780520390416
Category
Social Science
Pages
247
Language
English
Published
2022-11
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Damien M. Sojoyner

Description

"Joy and Pain provides an intimate look into the manner in which the carceral state makes Black life precarious. Framing the carceral state as extending beyond the physical walls of a prison and into the daily lived experiences of Black life, the book focuses on housing, education, health care, the nonprofit sector, and juvenile detention facilities. However, Black existence is not defined only by precarity, and thus the book also describes the social visions of Black life that are immersed in radical freedom"--

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