{"product_id":"gifts-from-the-dark-9781498591706","title":"Gifts from the Dark","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile in no way supporting the systemic injustices and disparities of mass incarceration, Gifts from the Dark: Learning from the Incarceration Experience argues that we have much to learn from those who have been and are in prison. Schwartz and Chaney profile the contributions of literary giants, social activists, entrepreneurs, and other talented individuals who, despite the disorienting dilemma of incarceration, are models of adult transformative learning that positively impact the world. The authors interweave narratives with both qualitative and quantitative research references to analyze the role of solitude, writing, non-verbal communication; race and gender; physical exercise; education; technology; family and parenting; and the need to give back that precipitate transformative learning. The prison cell becomes a counterspace of metamorphosis. In focusing upon how men and women have chosen the worst moments of their lives as a baseline not to define, but to refine themselves,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Adult Transformative Learning and the Prison Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Prison Writing: A Literary Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Incarceration: The Disorienting Dilemma toward Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Transformation: A Brave Act\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Understanding the Role of Race and Gender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Learning that Transforms the Self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Sitting with Yourself: Cells of Silence and Solitude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Organic Intellectual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Higher \u0026amp; Continuing Education: Attracting the Best Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Exercising Body and Mind: Habits and Flow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Emotional Intelligence and the Prison Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Learning in Relation to Others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Black Family and the Incarceration Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: The Prison Experience and Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Non-verbal Communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Learning that Transforms the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Giving Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Criminal Justice Reform: Everyone’s Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040861421911,"sku":"9781498591706","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498591706.jpg?v=1750948097","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gifts-from-the-dark-9781498591706","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}