Scholarship

This page curates peer reviewed books and journal articles. Since these materials comprise the core of higher education syllabi and curricula, we group them together. Many materials may be behind a publisher’s paywall; please consult your library for access.

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Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality

Regina Kunzel Sex is usually assumed to be a closely… Read More »Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality

Arresting Citizenship

The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control University of Chicago… Read More »Arresting Citizenship

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical… Read More »Are Prisons Obsolete?

23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Yale University Press Keramet Reiter Originally meant to be brief… Read More »23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Disrupting the Carceral State Through Education Journey Mapping

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education Subini A. Annamma… Read More »Disrupting the Carceral State Through Education Journey Mapping

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Boarding Schools and the School to Prison Pipeline

University of Minnesota, Humanities Action Lab Class Fall 2015 An… Read More »Boarding Schools and the School to Prison Pipeline

Why Mass Incarceration Matters: Rethinking Crisis, Decline, and Transformation in Postwar American History

The Journal of American History Heather Ann Thompson December 1,… Read More »Why Mass Incarceration Matters: Rethinking Crisis, Decline, and Transformation in Postwar American History

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Race and Punishment in American Prisons

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Jeremiah C. Olson… Read More »Race and Punishment in American Prisons

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Public History and Mass Incarceration: An Interview with Martha Swan

The Public Historian Mary Rizzo Martha Swan February 1, 2014… Read More »Public History and Mass Incarceration: An Interview with Martha Swan

Prisoner Reentry as Myth and Ceremony

Dialectical Anthropology Loïc Wacquant December 23, 2010 The carceral boom… Read More »Prisoner Reentry as Myth and Ceremony