Stories and sponsors: narrative inquiry and literacy sponsorship of formerly incarcerated women -- Literacies of transitioning, power, and owning the story -- "Because our world is very small": prison libraries and librarians -- Mothering through literate acts: facebook, texts, and the "happiest thing ever" -- Three dimensional landscapes of formerly incarcerated women's literacy narratives -- Listening to Diane: one woman's prison to school pipeline -- Narrating and owning a college student identity -- From finding an academic home to "feeling untethered" -- Opening the gates: narratives from Diane's professors -- Seeing through the sentences and into the stories.
Summary:
"This book depicts results from narrative research involving four formerly incarcerated women and how they used literacy experiences to reconfigure their identities, overcome stigma, and gain control over their lives. The author discusses issues including literacy and motherhood, prison libraries, and transitions from prison to college classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.