REL 307

What is the relationship between the university and the prison? How does college in prison raise questions of authority, power and privilege? This is an experiential learning class that combines involvement in a college program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) and academic classes and readings. Students read texts on the history of prisons, theories of punishment, higher education in prison, and how the intersection of race, gender and sexuality impact the experience of incarceration and education in prison. Students also participate as research partners and study hall co-learners with students at the prison in collaboration with the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound (FEPPS), a signature initiative of the University of Puget Sound. Through collaboration with FEPPS students, students in this class will gain knowledge about the challenges and benefits of the liberal arts in prison.

Offered frequently.

CO24 - ARTHUM (Artistic and Humanistic), CO24 - EXLN (Experiential Learning), CO24 - KN (Knowledge, Identity, and Power), CORE - EXLN (Experiential Learning Grad Req), CORE - KN (Knowledge, Identity, and Power), INTD - AFAM (African American Studies AFAM), INTD - CLJ (Crime Law Justice Studies CLJ), INTD - EDUC (Education Studies Minor EDUC), INTD - GQS (Gender and Queer Studies GQS), INTD - HUM-GENDER (Intd Humanities-Gender IHE), INTD - HUM-RACETH (Intd Humanities-Race IHE)