P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Angela Hattery and Earl Smith for a discussion of their book Way Down in the Hole: Race, Intimacy, and the Reproduction of Racial Ideologies in Solitary Confinement. Based on ethnographic observations and interviews with prisoners, correctional officers, and civilian staff conducted in solitary confinement units, Way Down in the Hole explores the myriad ways in which daily, intimate interactions between those locked up twenty-four hours a day and the correctional officers charged with their care, custody, and control produce and reproduce hegemonic racial ideologies.Īngela and Earl will be joined in conversation by Mary Buser, a founding member of Social Workers & Allies Against Solitary Confinementand the author of Lockdown on Rikers: Shocking Stories of Abuse and Injustice at New York’s Notorious Jail. A regular contributor to New Jersey Monthly magazine, he has also worked in television and film production, mostly for P.B.S.Ĭlick Here to Register for the author event!Īngela Hattery & Earl Smith present Way Down in the Hole, with Mary Buser Thursday July 20th, 2023 7:00PM - 8:00 PM He has lectured in some twenty-three countries around the world. His first book, Sarmiento’s Travels in the United States in 1847, was chosen by The Washington Post’s Book World as one of the “Fifty Best Books of the Year.” A book he co-wrote, Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, was chosen by the New Jersey State Library as one of the “Ten Best Books Ever Written on New Jersey or by a New Jerseyan.” Rockland has won seven major teaching/lecturing awards, including the National Teaching Award in American Studies. He is the author of sixteen books, five of which have received special recognition and prizes. diplomatic service, during which he was a cultural attaché in both Argentina and Spain. Michael Aaron Rockland is professor of American Studies Emeritus at Rutgers University. Please join us as Michael Rockland explores the history and iconography of the Jersey Turnpike by discussing his book Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike as well as the many changes that have taken place since it’s publication in 1989. Rest stops on the turnpike pay tribute to famous New Jerseyans who have shaped all aspects of American life. It is the life-line that connects North and South Jersey and provides major access to New York City and Newark International Airport. One of the quintessential things that defines New Jersey is the Jersey Turnpike.
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