By Daniele Lorenzini Michel Foucault’s interest in disciplinary power was never limited to the analysis and critique of specific institutions such as the prison, the factory, the hospital, or the school. His overarching aim was to explore the concrete functioning… Continue Reading
By Rahsaan Thomas Accountability. For a person serving a life sentence in California, you must take accountability for your crimes. If you don’t take accountability, don’t expect the parole board to give you a date. While the board appreciates hearing… Continue Reading
Adnan Khan is the Executive Director and co-founder of Re:Store Justice which he co-founded while incarcerated. Adnan was sentenced to 25 years to life under the Felony/Murder rule at the age of 18. While in prison, he inspired, launched and worked on the… Continue Reading
Cori Thomas is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. Produced plays: LOCKDOWN; WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER; CITIZENS MARKET; MY SECRET LANGUAGE OF WISHES; LIBERIAN LEGACY TRILOGY and more. Produced and Developed at: WP Theater; Rattlestick Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Page… Continue Reading
By Bernard E. Harcourt The debate within the Frankfurt School over the nature and character of German National Socialism in the early 1940s—especially between Friedrich Pollock’s diagnosis of a new stage of capitalism, which he called “state capitalism,” and Franz… Continue Reading
Anaiis Cisco is a filmmaker and assistant professor of moving image production in film and media studies at Smith College. Cisco teaches digital video production courses as she develops media that explores the emotional and internal journeys of Black characters,… Continue Reading
By Rebecca Stout The panel of Abolition Democracy 5/13 was composed of singer and musician Theo Bleckmann and scholars and activists Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Amy Allen, Étienne Balibar, and Karuna Mantena. Unlike prior Abolition Democracy 13/13 seminars, Abolition Democracy 5/13… Continue Reading