• BA English and American Studies (neu): Hauptmodul A oder B. (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Zwischenmodul II)

• Lehramt Englisch an Gymnasien (neu): Hauptmodul L-GYM Literature (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Zwischenmodul Literature)

• MA North American Studies: Culture and Literature (4) Aufbaumodul Cultural Studies (7) Vertiefungsmodul Cultural Studies

• MA North American Studies: Culture and Literature (5) Aufbaumodul Literary Studies (8) Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies

• MA The Americas/Las Américas: Modul 4

• MA Literaturstudien – interdisziplinär: Modul 4

The US prison population consists predominantly of non-white men and recent scholarship has increasingly drawn attention to the racialized logics of the criminal justice system which specifically targets black men. These logics have their origins in the history of enslavement, were only partially abolished with the 13th amendment, and are central to an understanding of what Michelle Alexander has famously termed the “New Jim Crow.” Our analyses of prison writings in various forms and media will, therefore, especially focus on race, gender, and other categories of difference.

Please note: This seminar will include a two-day workshop on “Prison Studies” at the Bavarian American Academy in Munich (Sept. 21-22, 2018), which is organized by FAU’s American Studies department in cooperation with LMU Munich and the Universities of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and Regensburg. Participation in this event is obligatory.

All other readings will be available via StudOn.