SHUM 4081

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SHUM 4081
Cages and Creativity: Arts in Incarceration

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course explores the increasing presence of all the arts in prisons throughout the country and examines the increasing scholarship surrounding arts programs and their efficacy for incarcerated persons. The course uses video's, archival material, reading material and in-person or Zoom interviews to investigate how and why art is taught in prisons. The course will also look at art produced by incarcerated artists as well as art by those who are still practicing after going home. And finally, the course will explore the increasing scholarship around the impact practicing the arts while incarcerated has on recidivism rates and preparation for re-entry.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023FA, 2022FA

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, SSC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG, SBA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4681, PMA 4681

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20368 SHUM 4081   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person