Joy And Pain - 9780520390423

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--

• | Author: Damien M. Sojoyner
• | Publisher: University Of California Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 247 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0520390423
• | ISBN-13: 9780520390423