The (Un)Making of A Human: Valjean, Javert, and Real Tales from the Penitentiaries
This is a bit of a follow up to last year’s Global South discussion, but zeroes in on how the penal system impacted Jean Valjean and Javert — and continues to impact people today. This discussion will cover who the “Ignorantine” priests were in 18th/19th century French society, the realities of being born/growing up in prisons, the absurdity of bailable crimes in the current economic climate, and why we really need prison reform or abolition
The (Un)Making of A Human: Valjean, Javert, and Real Tales from the Penitentiaries
Speaker
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Katrina Gomez-Chua