Honors/What is a Criminal?
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Humanities
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 54120
CRN: 54120
Criminals are people who break the law -- In theory. How do people become criminals (with regard to biological, cultural, and economic influences)? What happens to them in the criminal justice system, and how does the system shape the definition of "criminal"? We will also discuss "criminals of conscience" from Thoreau and Gandhi to Edward Snowden. The course will emphasize reading but will also engage with other media, including films, podcasts, and visual art.
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Only the following students: Honors Program
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery), Humanities(Disc), Honors course
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/21/2020 | 5/4/2020 | MWF | 11:10am - 12:00pm | HS G34 |
Booklist
Required texts:
Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. 2010 (any edition). Available on 4-hr reserve at Dimond Library; also available as an e-book through UNH Libraries.
Nicole Rafter, The Criminal Brain: Understanding Biological Theories of Crime. 2008 (any edition). Available on 4-hr reserve at Dimond Library; also available as an e-book through UNH Libraries.
R. Dwayne Betts, A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison. 2009 (any edition)