Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
CRES 190D Black Geographies and the Imperative of Abolition
Far from a recent development, abolitionist demands to defund the police are actually central to a 400-year legacy of Black struggle. In the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings that erupted in response to several high-profile police murders, this senior seminar takes an interdisciplinary look at the burgeoning field of Black geographies to help us understand the renewed urgency of these calls in our current moment by engaging with works of activism, speculative fiction, and multimedia, including videos, podcasts, music, websites, and graphics.
Quarter offered
Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor
Camilla Hawthorne