Not Giving Up on People: A Feminist Case for Prison Abolition - Hardcover

by Barrett Emerick (Author), Audrey Yap (Author)

This book argues for prison abolition within the framework of feminist philosophy. Based in the Anglo-American, analytic tradition, the authors also draw on non-analytic sources, historical sources, and activist writing. The authors argue for a multi-generational collective action to build resilient communities that support the wellbeing of all.

Author Biography

Barrett Emerick is an associate professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He works in social and feminist philosophy, moral psychology, and normative ethics. His work is focused primarily on the ways that our inner lives are affected by and contribute to oppressive or liberatory ideologies.

Audrey Yap is a professor at the University of Victoria. Her research and teaching interests are very broad, but most of them fall under the heading of social and feminist philosophy. She has written on gendered violence, research ethics, martial arts, and norms of argumentation, though most of her current work is centred on issues of prison justice. She has taught in local correctional facilities since 2019.