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Joy James

Joy James is Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College. She is the editor of several anthologies on politics and incarceration, including The New Abolitionists. Her most recent book is Seeking the Beloved Community.

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A timely new documentary celebrates Morrison’s novels but downplays the enduring power of her work as an editor and essayist.

Joy James

A nineteenth-century memoir sheds light on the origins of the modern prison.

Joy James

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