AFST 315 - Racialized Punishment

Prerequisite, AFST 101 or HUM 102 or consent of instructor. This course will cover how criminalization impacts racialized groups in the criminal justice system, immigration detention, and other institutions. Historically grounded anti-Black sentiments contribute to constructions of criminality and deviance. Focus is given to punishment practices and social movement efforts within a United States and Borderlands racial context. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits