EPOL 490

Spring 2021

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Same as HRD 495. See HRD 495.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
72564
Online Lecture
RG
11:00AM -12:20PM
MW
n.a.
Ginsburg, R
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/25/21-05/05/21
Section Title:
History of the Prison
Section Info:
Synchronous class attendance advised. Delivered on Zoom. History of prison architecture, landscapes, and carceral regimes from ancient times until the present. Topics include: philosophy of punishment, the invention of the modern prison, the advent of mass incarceration, and 21st century geographies of incarceration. The course focuses on the western experience, but also includes international examples, e.g. from China, East Africa, and Japan. Interdisciplinary approach includes readings in architectural history, urban planning, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, and landscape studies. Same as LA 221, AFRO 221, and HIS 219.
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