Public History for Prison Abolition

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How do storytellers craft captivating narratives about tough topics most relevant to social justice issues? This seminar equips students with tools for creating community-engaged scholarship by exploring storytelling models championed by Black feminist scholars, community-based artists and educators, as well as oral historians, transformative justice activists, and imprisoned intellectuals. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor.