Presented as part of a campus wide collaboration with the Prison Creative Arts Project and visiting photographer and activist Mark Strandquist.

Ruby C. Tapia is Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. Her teaching and research engages the intersection of photography theory, feminist and critical race theory, and critical prison studies. She co-facilitates a creative writing workshop through the Prison Creative Arts Project at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan.