Incarceration, Education, and Political Literacy

This seminar (w/out audits) in politics and social justice is open to juniors/seniors. Captivity has become a critical political- social phenomenon in U.S. democracy, given that the United States has over two million people in prison/jails/INS detention centers. This two-part, one-year long course examines and maps (using cyber technology) captivity and criminality in the United States, focusing on race, gender, politics and literacy. Students are strongly urged to take both semesters; the second semester course as practicum, with training in cyber-technology and community-based learning/literacy, is open only to those who complete the fall course (Pt I) and the grade option for the second part of the course will be S/NC. Pre-Semester writing assignment required; see syllabus on WebCt for details.