Presented By: Michigan Quarterly Review
Democracy and the Carceral State: a reading and discussion with poet Dwayne Betts
Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts will read from his most recent collection, Felon, and discuss the ways in which incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are left out of conversations about Democracy. This event will be an opportunity to consider the intersections between free speech, disenfranchisement, and mass incarceration. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. Co-sponsored by the Democracy and Debate Theme Semester, the Prison Creative Arts Project, and the Michigan Quarterly Review.
Register to attend. The event is free and open to the public. Contact mqr@umich.edu with any accessibility requests.
To register for the event please follow this link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DdBXy41iSVSJDy6VGrjong
To order the Fall 2020 special issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review guest edited by Reginald Dwayne Betts visit https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/
Felon is available for purchase from Literati Bookstore: https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780393652147
Register to attend. The event is free and open to the public. Contact mqr@umich.edu with any accessibility requests.
To register for the event please follow this link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DdBXy41iSVSJDy6VGrjong
To order the Fall 2020 special issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review guest edited by Reginald Dwayne Betts visit https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/
Felon is available for purchase from Literati Bookstore: https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780393652147
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