*Winner, Coalition for Community Writing Outstanding Book Award 2019Doing Time, Writing Lives* offers a much-needed analysis of the teaching of college writing in U.S. prisons, a racialized space that—despite housing more than 2 million people—remains nearly invisible to the general public. Through the examination of a college-in-prison program that promotes the belief that higher education in prison can reduce recidivism and improve life prospects for the incarcerated and their fa...

Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and partner. This book examines these shifts, locating them within socio-economic trends within a...

« D’où suis-je, au juste ? Quelle est ma culture ? Celle de l’enfance ? Celle qui marche avec une langue, un accent, une cuisine, l’éducation des sens ? Qui suis-je ? Si je devais répondre à cette question, je dirais : » Berrichon. » De parents, de grands-parents, d’arrière, arrière-arrière, aussi loin qu’il vous serait possible de remonter la lignée incertaine de miséreux que je nomme ancêtres, glèbe collée aux sabots. Berrichon je suis, donc. Berrichon de toutes les vacances de mon enfan...

Verse drama is not a dead form, but very much alive on the contemporary stage. Drawing on plays from throughout the English-speaking world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Caribbean, Staging the Lyric seeks to explain the 21st-century resurgence of Anglophone verse drama, tracing it back to an experimental impulse that is present in the modernist verse drama of a century ago.Covering major writers including Derek Walcott, Seam...

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.In the latest volume of the long-established Social Policy Review series, leading experts critically assess key developments and debates in social and public policy over the past year.Offering a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary issues – including labour market transitions, migrant experiences, welfare governance and inequalities in care – this book brings together research that reflects the diversity and dyna...

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly perpetuated, affecting both consumers and those who work or live around such tourist hotspots. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians explore the past and contemporary issues whi...

Since their inception, the United Nations Climate Change Conferences—or Conference of the Parties (COPs)—have shaped the global response to climate change. These high-stakes gatherings bring together world leaders, scientists, activists, and policymakers to negotiate the future of our planet. Yet, despite increasing media attention, the inner workings of these forums remain complex and often misunderstood.As COP30 takes place in 2025, 30 Climate COP Later takes a critical ...

Handmade Horror Stories, Second EditionFrom quiet horrors to chilling nightmares, this anthology gives new meaning to being creative.Fine Art, Creative Trades, and Arts & Crafts seep into these poems and tales.Foreword by Suzanne Craig-WhytockPoetry by Carolyn Clink, and Lisa TimpfStories by: Miranda Dahlin, Michelle Tang, Mary Rajotte, Tiffany Michelle Brown, Fiona M Jones,C.M. Saunders, Stephen McQuiggan, Ali Seay, ...

Avec de nombreux romans récemment adaptés au cinéma ou en séries télévisuelles, la fantasy a le vent en poupe. Si vous aussi vous voulez écrire un roman d'aventures débridées dans un monde merveilleux, ce livre vous permettra d'avoir un cadre solide pour structurer votre travail et tirer le meilleur parti de vos idées.

This book is your ultimate Chuck Berry resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Chuck Berry's whole picture right away. Get countless Chuck Berry facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Chuck Berry Handbook is the single and largest Chuck Berry reference book. This compendium of information is th...

The weight of burdens and challenges can sometimes overwhelm the joys of life, causing feelings of helplessness, emptiness, and confusion, which create a disconnect from true self and affect mental health. Fear and isolation can overwhelm to extinguish self-belief and spirit. In this photographic collection of 78 poems, including prayers and affirmations, a common thread of three poem groupings lay bare the complexities of life we weave and navigate. The poetry strives to provide calm intr...

Le lecteur désireux de découvrir Saint-Simon n'avait jusqu'ici d'autre choix que le décousu de l'anthologie ou la longue haleine de l'exhaustivité. La présente édition ouvre une troisième voie d'approche, en proposant de découvrir un petit bijou narratif : le récit, autonome au sein des Mémoires, des manœuvres de cour menées par le mémorialiste lui-même pour sceller selon son intérêt et ses vues le destin conjugal du troisième petit-fils de Louis XIV. C'est une narration conduite tambour b...