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HIST340
Crime and Violence in the Twentieth Century United States
HIST340 FA
Crosslistings: AMST340
Next Offered in 9899 FA
How are particular behaviors categorized as "criminal"? How
do statist agendas, new methods of surveillance and changes
in police methods redefine the criminal--and how do new
crimes force changes in these structures of power? When has
it been reasonable for the state to appropriate violence
against citizens? This course will address the history of
crime and policing, with a special emphasis on theoretical
perspectives and comparative examples which permit us to
understand crime as a "normal" aspect of social, political
and cultural relations in the United States.
MAJOR READINGS
Hannah Arendt, EICHMANN IN JERUSALEM
Kathleen M. Blee, WOMEN OF THE KLAN
Michel Foucault, DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH
Linda Gordon, HEROES OF THEIR OWN LIVES
Humbert Nelli, THE BUSINESS OF CRIME
Sanyika Shakur, MONSTER
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short papers and a final
paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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