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Going to Jail: Incarceration in US Literature and Culture

Spring 2025

Details

Credit

3

Mode

In Person

Component

Lecture

Meets

In Person January 30, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Instructors

Suzanne Daly

Description

This course examines the history of incarceration practices in the United States through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose. We will also consider the perspectives of several academic disciplines; these may include anthropology, history, journalism, legal studies, psychology, and sociology. This course satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Engl majors.

Eligibility


This class is open to Senior English majors only

Notes

This class is intended for English primary majors only.
Full-title: Going to Jail: Incarceration in US Literature and Culture

Dates

Start Date

January 30, 2025

End Date

May 9, 2025

Subject Details

Subject Description

English

Subject

ENGLISH

Catalog Number

494JI

Class Number

45883

Catalog Details

Course ID

115048

Section

01

Class Attributes

IE: IE

Academic Career

UGRD

Meeting

Tu Th 1:00PM 2:15PM Dickinson Hall room 214

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