Thursday, March 13, 2008

Women Behind Bars

Topic: Women Behind Bars

Sources:
Huneven, Michelle. "Susanna Moore: Women Behind Bars." Prison life in The Big Girls (2007):

Rathbone, Cristina. A world apart : women, prison, and life behind bars / Cristina Rathbone.. New York: Random House, 2005.

Rubio, Tena. "Lockdown on Life: Stories from Women Behind Bars ." National Radio Project (2007):

Talvi, Salja. Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System. California: Seal Press (CA), 2007.

Young, Vernetta. Women behind bars : gender and race in US prisons / Vernetta D. Young, Rebecca Reviere.. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.

Reflection: I choose "Lockdown on Life: Stories from Women Behind Bars” by Tena Rubio because I felt like it was the most interesting source that I found. This source was actual audio and video of real life women behind bars discussing their lives. I felt like this source would be the most useful because I would be able to quote different things from the women’s stories. This source was one in which I could listen to the women and actually hear the pain in their voice. This source really kept me interested and I actually wanted to keep learning more about women behind bars.

2 comments:

D. Irving said...

Do you think that you will be able to find a field site to visit?

Veronica Woods said...

I believe women behind bars is a great subject to write about. I actually have an aunt that was in jail for about 15 years for murder. So i believe your paper will turn out great.