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Amina, Dreaming Beyond the Walls

Authors

PULIDO RODRÍGUEZ, CRISTINA MARÍA

External publication

No

Means

Qual. Inq.

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

SJR Impact

0.548

Publication date

01/12/2015

ISI

000366192400008

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-84949207674

Abstract

Amina is a female Moroccan prison inmate who has participated in Dialogic Literary Gatherings (DLGs) in a prison in Catalonia for 2 years. As a woman and without basic studies, she encountered many obstacles that led her into social exclusion, drug addiction, and involvement in the activities that in turn led to her incarceration. Sharing ideas with her fellow inmates about the works of Kafka and Brecht has had a significant impact on her own thoughts, allowing her to reconstruct her past and anticipate a new, hopeful future. This biography describes the transformative elements that empowered Amina to recreate her history through the literary interpretations she shared in DLG. The biography also highlights Amina's new challenges and dreams, such as pursuing secondary education during her incarceration and going to college once she leaves prison.

Keywords

biography; communicative methodology; Dialogic Literary Gathering; prison