Spring 2024 Political Science UN3255 section 001

RACE AND THE US CARCERAL SYSTEM

Race & the US Carceral Sy

Call Number 13146
Day & Time
Location
MW 4:10pm-5:25pm
141 Uris Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Andrew J McCall
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course will introduce students to research on the institutions of the US carceral system, including the police, courts, prisons, and immigration control. We will focus on two questions: how race relates to experiences with the institutions of the carceral state, and how those institutions in turn influence racial politics. The main objective is not the accumulation of factual knowledge about this system, but familiarity with theoretical frameworks with which to make and critically assess arguments about the functioning of carceral institutions as they relate to racialized people and the functioning of democracy.

Web Site Vergil
Department Political Science
Enrollment 61 students (60 max) as of 9:05PM Friday, December 13, 2024
Status Full
Subject Political Science
Number UN3255
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20241POLS3255W001