About this episode

This episode analyzes Toni Morrison’s literary criticism in relation to the 13th Amendment and mass incarceration.

The Omelas basement has a physical address in America: the prison-industrial complex. This week, we use the lens of Toni Morrison’s literary criticism to interrogate the 13th Amendment and the ‘Hideous Bargain” of mass incarceration. If the basement is built into our laws, can we ever truly ‘walk away’? We analyze Toni Morrison’s book Playing […]

People in this episode

Host: Steve Chisnell

Topics covered

• Toni Morrison
• 13th Amendment
• mass incarceration
• literary criticism
• prison-industrial complex

Keywords

• Toni Morrison
• 13th Amendment
• mass incarceration
• literary criticism
• prison-industrial complex

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: prison-industrial complex

Books & works: Playing, 13th Amendment

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