If this section was made just to list incidental similarities between unrelated works (regardless of the authors' intentions), then it breaks like, a hundred wiki rules, including Original Research and Verifiability. Without quotations from the authors, we do not know from where they drew their inspiration. Sliponshoe Nevertheless, the claims made in this section are unverifiable. And yet you do not see the similarities? Give me a break! In the novel, Ragle Gumm is being watched and kept docile in a fake small town until one day he escapes from it, just like Truman. Truman lives in a world made to appear real to keep him docile and under surveillance.
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The similarities are so obvious between the novel and the movie and yet you just delete it? And believe me: More Hollywood types have read the novel than you think. This is what annoys me about wikipedia: Nitpicking people. Third, if a prefabricated world is all it takes to be mentioned in this section then we should also add The Real World, The Surreal Life, Scare Tactics, and even an episode of South Park (believe it or not). Secondly, the Truman Show's plotline was lifted from a rash of reality television programs, not a book most hollywood types have never heard of. You might as well say that Pearl Harbor alludes to Homer's Odyssey because they both feature boats. People take one coincidental feature, and try to justify a connection. Specific topics are often determined by teachers of both classes ahead of the workshops.Īnd teachers can decide if they want to have 1, 2, or 3 joint meetings.You see, this is why this "allusions" section is dumb. Conversations also often turn to issues of prison education, systemic racism, mass incarceration, and prison reform. The topics include William Shakespeare (of course), and human issues including loyalty, betrayal, power, manhood, misogyny, war, crime, family, and (of course) love. The two classes get the chance to discuss things under the leadership of at least one of the former prisoners seen in the film -and others from our educational team. 16 prisoners discuss William Shakespeare and draw connections between the characters’ actions and their own lives.Īfter each class has watched the film, we set up a joint Zoom workshop. Partnering urban/rural, rich/poor, even US/international, gives students a chance to speak with others they might not normally meet, expanding our sense of community and embracing all people.Įach class watches our film “Time Out of Joint: Prison Reflections on Shakespeare”, in which the audience is given the opportunity to observe a prison classroom. And the results are powerful.Īfter a teacher signs up, we match that class with another one – usually a class with a different demographic.
The benefits to the men are partly financial (because they are paid for teaching), but importantly, work to build self-esteem, fight stereotypes, and provide a sense of purpose. Employing former prisoners in leadership roles not only benefits students through unique opportunities for dialogue, but the former prisoners themselves, their families, and their communities.
We believe that the United States misses great opportunities to make use of the life experiences/educations of the formerly incarcerated. They are educated and have read many works by Shakespeare.
These men are well-read, articulate, and loving. Each of our teachers is a person who has experienced the trauma of the streets, deviant behavior and being in prison and has emerged from these experiences as a kind, compassionate and extraordinary citizen. In addition, they bring years of experience from all levels of society. Many of these educators earned BA or MA degrees in prison. Our project employs former prisoners as educators.
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TOOJ workshops are free to any high school or college classroom in the United States. We address racism and inequity through dialogue, listening, and critical thinking. TOOJ is committed to embracing all people and fostering cross-cultural conversations. Our goal is to help students engage with William Shakespeare as they re-imagine their sense of community and as they embrace people of many backgrounds. Time Out of Joint is an innovative, BiPoc-led educational project that provides exciting workshops led by educated former prisoners and artist-activists aided by Ph.D.
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