Spring 2020
Meeting:
MW 8:30am - 10:20am / MGH 251
SLN:
12147
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
"POLITICAL PRISONERS AND PRISON
NOTEBOOKS"
(VLPA, W CREDIT)
HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A
"POLITICAL PRISONER"? HOW HAS
THIS TERM BEEN DEPLOYED
DIFFERENTLY ACROSS TIME AND TO
WHAT ENDS? HOW IS IT RACIALIZED
AND GENDERED? THIS COURSE
EXPLORES HISTORIES OF POLITICAL
STRUGGLE IN THE UNITED STATES
FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF
POLITICAL PRISONERS THEMSELVES.
IT PAYS PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO
THE REPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF
POLITICAL IMPRISONMENT AS WELL AS
THE DISRUPTIVE POTENTIAL OF
CLAIMING THE STATUS OF "POLITICAL
PRISONER" FOR RADICAL PURPOSES. A
CORE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS
TO EXAMINE WRITINGS BY POLITICAL
PRISONERS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THESE WRITERS HAVE THEORIZED
HISTORY, POLITICS, STATE POWER,
RACISM, REVOLUTION, AND CULTURE.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
February 6, 2025 - 8:03 pm