Against the Carceral Archive: The Art of Black Liberatory Practice

Name: Against the Carceral Archive: The Art of Black Liberatory Practice
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Book Synopsis: Against the Carceral Archive is a meditation upon what author Damien M. Sojoyner calls the “carceral archival project,” offering a distillation of critical, theoretical, and activist work of prison abolitionists over the past three decades. Working from collections at the Southern California Library (Black Panthers, LA Chapter; the Coalition Against Police Abuse; Urban Policy Research Institute; Mothers Reclaiming Our Children; and the collection of geographer Clyde Woods), it builds upon theories of the archive to examine carcerality as the dominant mode of state governance over Black populations in the United States since the 1960s.Each chapter takes up an element of the carceral archive and its destabilization, destruction, and containment of Black life: its notion of the human and the production of “pejorative blackness,” the intimate connection between police and military in the protection of racial capitalism and its fossil fuel–based economy, the role of technology in counterintelligence, and counterinsurgency logics. Importantly, each chapter also emphasizes the carceral archive’s fundamental failure to destroy “Black communal logics” and radical Black forms of knowledge production, both of which contest the carceral archive and create other forms of life in its midst. Concluding with a statement on the reckoning with the radical traditions of thought and being which liberation requires, Sojoyner offers a compelling argument for how the centering of Blackness enables a structuring of the mind that refuses the violent exploitative tendencies of Western epistemological traditions as viable life-affirming practices.

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Discover the groundbreaking book that challenges the oppressive state governance over Black populations. Against the Carceral Archive: The Art of Black Liberatory Practice, written by Damien M. Sojoyner, is a captivating exploration of the carceral archival project. Through extensive research and analysis, this book sheds light on the critical, theoretical, and activist work of prison abolitionists spanning three decades.

Uncover the secrets hidden within the archival collections of influential organizations such as the Black Panthers, LA Chapter, the Coalition Against Police Abuse, and more. Sojoyner expertly dissects the concept of carcerality as a dominant mode of state governance over Black communities since the 1960s. Each chapter delves into different facets of the carceral archive's impact, exposing its attempts to destabilize, destroy, and contain Black life.

Prepare to challenge your understanding of society's notions of "pejorative blackness" and discover the intricate relationship between police, the military, and racial capitalism. Against the Carceral Archive also dives into the role of technology in counterintelligence and counterinsurgency logics, revealing uncomfortable truths that demand our attention.

Despite its efforts, the carceral archive fails to extinguish "Black communal logics" and the radical Black forms of knowledge production that flourish within a system that seeks to suppress them. Sojoyner illuminates how these alternative forms of life contest and resist the carceral archive, offering hope and inspiration for those seeking liberation.

Are you ready to embark on a journey that challenges the status quo and empowers Black voices? Against the Carceral Archive is the manifesto you've been waiting for. It provides a profound argument for centering Blackness, dismantling Western epistemological traditions, and embracing life-affirming practices. Open your mind, broaden your perspective, and join the movement towards liberation. Get your copy now!

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