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Abolition Science Fiction
Do androids dream of electronic monitoring?
What can rioting clones, irrepressible cloud entities, new rituals, prison ruins, and tiny telepathic beasties (among other things) teach us about the end of prisons? Abolition Science Fiction is a collection of short stories written by activists and scholars involved in prison abolition and transformative justice in the UK.
These stories are not all explicitly about prison abolition, but all of them explore the underlying question of how we can live well together, tackling complex topics like violence, revenge, care, and community. As such they can help us imagine a future without exclusion and punishment.
Alongside the stories are discussions from the workshops where we wrote and shared the stories, and creative writing exercises and discussion prompts, included to help readers explore ideas about abolition and transformative justice in creative ways. This book is for both those curious about abolition and seasoned activists who want to explore abolition through creative writing.
What can rioting clones, irrepressible cloud entities, new rituals, prison ruins, and tiny telepathic beasties (among other things) teach us about the end of prisons? Abolition Science Fiction is a collection of short stories written by activists and scholars involved in prison abolition and transformative justice in the UK.
These stories are not all explicitly about prison abolition, but all of them explore the underlying question of how we can live well together, tackling complex topics like violence, revenge, care, and community. As such they can help us imagine a future without exclusion and punishment.
Alongside the stories are discussions from the workshops where we wrote and shared the stories, and creative writing exercises and discussion prompts, included to help readers explore ideas about abolition and transformative justice in creative ways. This book is for both those curious about abolition and seasoned activists who want to explore abolition through creative writing.
82 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2022
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August 3, 2024
feeling uncomfortable leaving the first review in a void of silence, I surely can’t be the first dag here.
Imaginative, hopeful, and directed towards community use. Excited to workshop this with my fellow cuties and learn more with all the reading recs within this pdf
seriously answers only : what does it mean when your Hardcore Crush gives you a book on prison abolition and science fiction???
Imaginative, hopeful, and directed towards community use. Excited to workshop this with my fellow cuties and learn more with all the reading recs within this pdf
seriously answers only : what does it mean when your Hardcore Crush gives you a book on prison abolition and science fiction???
April 20, 2025
A fascinating find, interesting stories and writing exercises. If curious about the topic it's worth checking out.
January 10, 2026
Book 2/5 in my 2026 BOOKS calendar reading challenge for January (books 150 pages or less).
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