Exhibition & Events

Monday, March 18, 2019

The Prison and its Past - Exhibit Opening

A collage of several historical images related to mass incarceration and resistance to mass incarceration
Venue: 

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269

Description: 

On display at the UConn Archives Gallery in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center from March 18 – May 19, 2019, an exhibition of research collections on incarceration. Drawn from ephemera, art, and personal and political papers, this story is illustrated with the writings of the incarcerated from inside Connecticut prisons, the state’s documentation and formation of prisons, artists’ and activists’ responses to Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, and advocacy from inside and out. The exhibit includes selctions from the UConn Archives & Special Collections on incarceration and perspectives from behind bars. Materials on display were drawn from the Alternative Press Collection, the Cal Robertson Papers, Thomas J. Dodd Papers, Connecticut Politics and Public Affairs Collections, and the Storrs Experimental Station Records.

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Venue: 

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269