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Lecture: Dante Behind Bars—Not Made to Live Like Brutes

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 5:30 pm7:30 pm

Butler Commons, Duane Library
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458 United States
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Drawing on his experience facilitating Dante workshops in prisons in Italy, Indonesia, and the U.S., Ron Jenkins will discuss ways in which the divine comedy is viewed by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated readers who find compelling similarities between Dante’s journey out of hell and their own journeys out of prison.

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