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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | ENGLH309B001 |
| Course Title | Against Death: Opposing Capital Punishment in American Literature and Culture |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Peace, Justice and Human Rights |
| Instructor | Reckson,Lindsay V. |
| Times and Days | T 01:30pm-03:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2483 Advanced inquiry into creative and critical responses to the death penalty in the United States from the 1830s to the 1970s. Our aim is to explore the relationship between art and social protest, and to examine how capital punishment has manifested U.S. histories of race, class, gender, religion, and sexuality. Readings in primary historical materials, literary and cultural analysis, and critical theory.; Pre-requisite(s): Freshman writing, plus one 200-level ENG course; or freshman writing plus PEAC101 or PEAC201.; Crosslisted: ENGL and PEAC; Enrollment Limit: 15; Lottery Preference(s): Class is open to 12 junior and senior students concentrating in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights OR majoring in English. 3 spaces reserved for undeclared sophomores. Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts), B: Analysis of the Social World (; Hav: HU, A, B) |
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