Writing and Public Discourse 118ap - Colloquium: Topics in Writing-Abolishing Prisons and Police

As instruments of white supremacy, police and prisons disproportionately target Black and Brown people. The abolition movement, which gained more mainstream support after the 2020 George Floyd protests, demands to defund and ultimately abolish prisons and police, instead investing in communities to eliminate the conditions that lead to violence. But abolition is primarily about building, not just dismantling. It offers a vision of a liberated world in which everyone can thrive and justice does not equal punishment. Readings foreground the voices of Black and LGBTQ+ writers and serve as a departure point for the students' own writing. Restrictions: WRT 118 may be repeated once with a different topic. Enrollment limited to 15. (E)

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