Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature, & Leadership

Course created by @AndrewDKaufman Ph.D., with incarcerated youth, reading/discussing classic Russian literature together. Basis of @SATTfilm #russianlit #books

[Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature, & Leadership @BooksBhindBars]

“When you find that one book, it can really open your eyes.”

@SATTfilm documentary tells of Dr. @andrewdkaufman's course @BooksBhindBars teaching Russian classics at a maximum security juvenile correctional center w/ inmates & college students
via @OVIDtv
https://t.co/lh0zHWD3A2

[Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ @andrewdkaufman]

Who was born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, had her name changed when she married her cousin, who became an enlightened ruler after deposing her husband, becoming Russia’s longest-ruling female leader?

Catherine the Great (1729-1796)

#WomenInHistory #Women

[Brand The Author (Not ONLY The Book!) 📚 @BrandTheAuthor]

Give Change A Chance: How To Grow From Life's Challenges | @andrewdkaufman Ph.D. https://t.co/tc2FknQDDe

"Teaching in prison has once again become new for me; #Dostoyevsky’s novel, utterly fresh. I’m becoming a different kind of teacher."

#Education #Prison #Books

[Book Marketing Chat @BkMarketingChat]

“A riveting tale: a true literary love story that defies and compels the imagination at once... A fine & formidable book.”

The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, & the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky | @andrewdkaufman https://t.co/xgUHCypW3Q

#Women #Biography #Nonfiction

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The Art of Swimming in the Great Sea of Sadness | by @andrewdKaufman https://t.co/mjeb01wWZi

"This time of year is tainted for me. On the day after Thanksgiving 2018, my father died from a sudden fall while our extended family was vacationing together."

#Love #Family #Loss

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Give Change A Chance: How To Grow From Life's Challenges | @andrewdkaufman Ph.D. https://t.co/TErY7pvVL2

"Teaching in prison has once again become new for me; #Dostoyevsky’s novel, utterly fresh. I’m becoming a different kind of teacher."

#MondayBlogs #Books

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Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change | @AndrewDKaufman Ph.D. https://t.co/w3tHEGtyk7

"We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, & things without judgment or violence."

#MondayBlogs #Protest #SocialChange

[Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ @andrewdkaufman]

The Critical Importance Of Celebrating The Indomitable Immigrant Spirit | @AndrewDKaufman https://t.co/ssLZxSpTgw

"There is a line from Leviticus that Jews repeat each year at Passover: The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your own citizens.”

#MondayBlogs

[Celia LaVon Belt, Survivor and Author @CeliaBeltAuthor]

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would also be free.”

~ Rosa Parks

#Women #History #Equality

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“A riveting tale: a true literary love story that defies and compels the imagination at once... A fine & formidable book.”

The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky | by @andrewdkaufman https://t.co/fidPck35w0

#Book #Biography #Nonfiction

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via @AndrewDKaufman

Most Americans support gender equality, even if they don’t identify as feminists | @pewresearch https://t.co/myygKSDzoK

“Many of the values of the feminist movement have been accepted… even among Americans who don’t identify as feminists.”

#Women #Feminism

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Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change, by @AndrewDKaufman, https://t.co/lKO06fJpP0

"We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, and things without judgment or violence."

#Empowerment #Protest

[Book Marketing Chat @BkMarketingChat]

via @AndrewDKaufman, Ph.D.

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”

― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

#QOTD #Dostoyevsky #Quotes

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The Art of Swimming in the Great Sea of Sadness | @andrewdKaufman https://t.co/ZqcaQmlW26

“This time of year is tainted for me. On the day after Thanksgiving in 2018, my father died from a sudden fall while our extended family was vacationing together.”

#Grief #Love

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Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change | @AndrewDKaufman https://t.co/QMsn7q5bTN

"We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, and things without judgment or violence."

#Empowerment #Compassion

[Vince Defilippo, Ph.D., Author 🩸 @DefilippoAuthor]

How to Become an Entrepreneur With No Money or Experience | @Hubstpot https://t.co/kcYvVyfzyd

"Tips on starting a business, and then growing, developing, funding, and incorporating it, as well as finding support along the way."

#Entrepreneur #Success

[Vince Defilippo, Ph.D., Author 🩸 @DefilippoAuthor]

"I have learned you are never too small to make a difference."

~ Greta Thunberg

#SocialChange #LifeLessons

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Six Short, Accessible Books to Get You Started in Russian Literature | by @andrewdkaufman https://t.co/BZrOEQ5vlO

“People who haven’t read much Russian literature probably have at least one preconceived notion of the genre: they can expect a long book.”

#AmReading #Books

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via @AndrewDKaufman

"Dostoyevsky’s CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, which is considered one of #Dostoevsky's most significant works, certainly deserves to be on this list."

13 books everyone should read and why — as voted by you | @bigthink https://t.co/p09qXC3k3j

#Books #AmReading

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Accursed Questions: Why Russian Lit Matters featuring @AndrewDKaufman, Ph.D.

https://t.co/ChS5eMWzWN by @JoelJMiller via @substack

What has always drawn me to Russian literature in a deep and personal way with what the Russians call the “accursed questions...”

#authors

[Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ @andrewdkaufman]

Who was the deaf American cardiologist who learned to communicate with her patients via lip-reading, and who advocated against the use of the drug thalidomide, which was found to cause severe birth defects?

Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig (1898-1986)

#Women #WomenInHistory