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Literacy Practices of Youth Experiencing Incarceration: Reading and Writing as Points of Regulation and Escape

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Published/Copyright: February 16, 2019

Abstract

LIS research on youth incarceration frequently highlights literacy and education as means by which youth may escape or evade systems of incarceration These adult-structured positions often fail to take into account the perspectives and experiences of youth who are actively experiencing incarceration. Through an analysis of youth contributions to The Beat Within, this research includes the perspectives of youth who are incarcerated in order to build an understanding of how literacy, representational materials and education factor into how they navigate the systems of surveillance, policing and incarceration that shape their lives.

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Received: 2018-08-28
Accepted: 2018-10-17
Published Online: 2019-02-16
Published in Print: 2019-03-26

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