Angela Y. Davis and Prison Abolitionism as Politics and Method

Duke University Press eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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DOI: 10.1215/9781478062035-006
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Abstract

This chapter explores the archive of Angela Y. Davis’s prison abolitionist writings. Following an overview of the historical project of prison abolitionism, it presents prison abolitionism as a distinctive method of theorizing that is structuralist, utopian, and (post)coalitional.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Criminal Justice and Penology Race History and American Society

Publication details

Journal / source
Duke University Press eBooks
Pages
143–170
Publication date
6 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter