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Catalog : PHIL.3910 Philosophy of Prisons and Mass Incarceration

PHIL.3910 Philosophy of Prisons and Mass Incarceration

Id: 042241 Credits: 3-3

Description

Students in this course will be introduced to philosophical writings on punishment and prisons and will analyze these social phenomena in the context of mass incarceration in contemporary U.S. society. Prisons and mass incarceration will be philosophically analyzed with special consideration to race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Students will consider a variety of philosophical responses to issues of incarceration in the U.S., including prison reform and prison abolition movements.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

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