In the last two weeks, I have been unprecedentedly exposed to numerous perspectives on social injustices and the mass incarceration in the United States. Among them I am finding myself especially interested in the topics of racial profiling, the accountability of education system, and stereotype threats as the consequence that further harm disenfranchised people's well-being. 

Resources:

Banks, R. Richard, Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Lee Ross. "Discrimination and Implicit Bias in a Racially Unequal Society." California Law Review Vol. 94, No. 4 (Jul., 2006), pp. 1169-1190. Web

I. coursekeeping
* re-schedule Jackie, Letty, Ayesha next wed. – earlier/later?
* we’ve been thinking together this week/will talk today about “slippages,” all those unpredictable, dark, and playful aspects of our unconscious…
For the next two weeks, we'll be exploring play, as a particular mode of engaged in these less intended, less censored aspects of our experience

By 5 p.m. Mon, 9/21: fourth short posting, describing your childhood experience of play.

For Tuesday's class, read three short essays on-line:
Robin Henig, Taking Play Seriously,

Research Question:

What factors (social, physical and ethical/philisophical) impact the breakdown of medical care in prison systems?

On Thursday, two of the women from the prison were engaged in a lively debate about structure, mental health, agency, and personal responsibility.

“What do you do when the police won’t come to your aid?”

“Then they send you to prison for protecting yourself and your family.”

“There needs to be therapy. Those who are abused are more likely to abuse others.”

“But past abuse doesn’t give someone the right to hurt someone else.”

“You need to find a balance.”