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PEN America’s “Prison Justice and Writing Program”
We [PEN America] are writing to cordially invite you to subscribe and listen to Works of Justice (WOJ), a multimedia series produced by PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program that spotlights key figures, writers, and artists who are critically reshaping the conversation on incarceration, advocacy, and justice in the United States. Past features include Derecka Purnell on unlearning…
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University of California Washington Programs to Host “Abolitions Conference”
The Abolitions Conference will be held at the University of California Washington Center in DC, from May 6 to 8, 2023. The abolitionist movement began with calls to abolish chattel slavery in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, philosophers called for the abolition of the wage system. In the twentieth century, abolitionists called for the…
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Organization of American Historians to Host “New Approaches to Carceral Studies”
In recent years, U.S. historians have devoted significant attention to prisons, policing, criminal law, and racialized mass incarceration. Long neglected by US historians, carceral state history is now one of the most vibrant subfields of US history. Interest has only increased following the summer rebellions and public debates of 2020, particularly around broad arguments for…
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OU Carceral Studies Consortium to Host Undergraduate Reading Group
The Carceral Studies Consortium will facilitate an undergraduate reading group in Spring 2023, where participating students will read and discuss Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State. Stranger Danger reveals the transformative power of media-fueled moral panics on American politics and culture, showing how ideas and images of endangered childhood helped build a more punitive America. Please share this…
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OU Carceral Studies Consortium Hosts Dr. Bruce Western – “Criminalizing Poverty”
The Carceral Studies Consortium is hosting a zoom event on Thursday, September 15 @ 6 pm. Dr. Bruce Western, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Justice Lab at Columbia University, will discuss the results of their random controlled trial of eliminating legal financial debt for people involved in the Oklahoma County court system. Our…
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OU Carceral Studies Consortium to Host Gathering on Feb. 23, 2022
The OU Carceral Studies Consortium will host a gathering on Wednesday, February 23rd, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom (Click here for the ZOOM LINK). To learn more about the consortium, click here. The event is a time for OU faculty and staff who are doing work in the realm of Carceral Studies to learn more about…
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OU Carceral Studies Consortium Hosts “Grey Matter” Film Screening & Panel with CNN Hero Ellen Stackable on Nov. 4th, 2021
The University of Oklahoma Carceral Studies Consortium is pleased to host a special screening of Grey Matter: A Documentary Exploring Female Incarceration in Oklahoma, followed by a panel discussion and special reading of poetry and essays written by people incarcerated in Oklahoma. The event will take place on Thursday, November, 4th at 7:00 pm in…
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Carceral Studies Consortium to Host Gathering on Sept. 20th, 2021
The Carceral Studies Consortium will host an educational gathering of faculty and staff on September 27th from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom (Click here for the ZOOM LINK). To learn more about the consortium, click here. The event is a time for OU faculty and staff who are doing work in the realm of Carceral Studies to learn more…
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Carceral Studies Consortium to Host Networking Event on Feb. 8th, 2021
You are invited to our spring semester kick-off event to be held via Zoom on February 8th, 2021, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please join the community to network and learn more about Carceral Studies at OU. This event will include short presentations on work being done throughout Oklahoma by Ellen Stackable (Poetic Justice), Constance Chapple (Sociology),…
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Carceral Studies Consortium to Host Educational Gathering for OU Faculty and Staff
The Carceral Studies Consortium will host an educational gathering of faculty and staff on August 28th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom (Click here for the ZOOM LINK). To learn more about the consortium, click here. The event is a time for OU faculty and staff who are doing work in the realm of Carceral Studies to…
