EPISODE · Feb 27, 2023 · 32 MIN
Toward Freedom: The Power of Art Inside Prison Walls
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Grounded in themes of tribulation, redemption, and hope, ISM Fellow and theater professor Dr. Ron Jenkins joins Ariana Hones (M.Div. '23) in conversation on the transformational power of Dante's Divine Comedies inside prisons. In this episode, Dr. Jenkins discusses his course, Gospel, Rap, and Social Justice, and his use of Dante's poetry to create theater pieces with currently and formerly incarcerated people. He states, "bringing Dante and art into prison is a way of humanizing a dehumanizing situation." Dante serves as both a mirror reflecting the injustices in our prison systems as well as a catalyst for freedom.
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Grounded in themes of tribulation, redemption, and hope, ISM Fellow and theater professor Dr. Ron Jenkins joins Ariana Hones (M.Div. '23) in conversation on the transformational power of Dante's Divine Comedies inside prisons. In this episode, Dr. Jenkins discusses his course, Gospel, Rap, and Social Justice, and his use of Dante's poetry to create theater pieces with currently and formerly incarcerated people. He states, "bringing Dante and art into prison is a way of humanizing a dehumanizing situation." Dante serves as both a mirror reflecting the injustices in our prison systems as well as a catalyst for freedom.
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