Face Masks and the Color Red
Wayne State University Humanities Center Brown Bag Colloquium Series Presents Zachary Brewster and Kenneth Gourlay Wednesday, October 13, 2021, two members of the Sociology Department …
Kenneth Gourlay
Kenneth Gourlay is a student, activist, and technologist. He considers himself to be a pragmatic idealist, imagining what the world could be and finding reasonable steps in that direction. Having formerly been incarcerated, his life experience informs a unique perspective and a particular determination to see the world a better, interconnected, more loving place.
Kenneth's Recent Projects
Lessons Learned
Kenneth Gourlay has a 2020 book exploring some of the most impactful experiences of his time behind bars. The book...
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Unspeakable Vice
Yes, I have a podcast. The Unspeakable Vice Podcast! The "unspeakable vice" is that unfathomably horrid, shocking, and undignified thing...
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