Periagoge
Course

Mass incarceration — causes and critique: Begin understanding mass incarceration by asking what causes it and how to think clearly about its scope—economic incentives, political choices, and racialized histories.

Examine the root causes of mass incarceration through economic, political, and racial lenses. Start your journey toward clearer thinking on this critical s

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Colonial Legacy and Carceral Continuity
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Confinement and the Death of Intellectual Life
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Gendered Pathways to Incarceration
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Institutional Authority and Epistemic Violence
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Intellectual Suppression as Social Control
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
The Mass incarceration — causes and critique Question You're Avoiding
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The Moment Mass incarceration — causes and critique Changed for You
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What Would Change if You Got Mass incarceration — causes and critique Right?
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?
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What Do You Actually Want with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?
Part of these journeys
Journey
The Examined Path Through Mass incarceration — causes and critique
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