{"title":"El Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003eEl Jones crafts powerful works that explore themes of social justice, resistance, and community. Her writing delves into the complex histories and lived experiences of those affected by systemic inequality, offering insightful perspectives that challenge dominant narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find thoughtful reflections that combine evocative storytelling with rigorous examination, making her books an essential part of any inquiry into abolition, education, and activism. Her work invites engagement with critical issues through both personal and collective lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"abolitionist-intimacies-by-el-jones-9781773635521","title":"Abolitionist Intimacies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAbolitionist Intimacies\u003c\/em\u003e, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, Jones observes how practices of intimacy become imbued with state violence at carceral sites including prisons, policing and borders, as well as through purported care institutions such as hospitals and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe state also polices intimacy through mechanisms such as prison visits, strip searches and managing community contact with incarcerated people. Despite this, Jones argues, intimacy is integral to the ongoing struggles of prisoners for justice and liberation through the care work of building relationships and organizing with the people inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough characteristically fierce and personal prose and poetry, and motivated by a decade of prison justice work, Jones observes that abolition is not only a political movement to end prisons; it is also an intimate one deeply motivated by commitment and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470025310444,"sku":"9781773635521","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781773635521-abolitionist-intimacies.jpg?v=1775206726"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/el-jones.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}