32401 Seminar

WiSe 17/18: The History of Felon Disenfranchisement and Race in the United States Pre-1877

Helen Gibson

Comments

The institution of American chattel slavery and laws governing felony convictions evolved in tandem from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, influencing and influenced by notions of racial difference. Students will examine the development of citizenship rights in the United States with particular emphasis on the advent of the carceral state. Questions to be explored over the course of the semester include: What are the origins of U.S. common law? What roles did the free black populations of the United States play in the antebellum expansion and suppression of voting rights? And, what is the semantic relationship between such famous sentiments as “Give me liberty, or give me death!” and “What, to an American slave, is your 4th of July?” close

16 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Mon, 2017-10-16 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-10-23 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-10-30 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-11-06 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-11-13 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-11-20 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-11-27 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-12-04 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-12-11 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2017-12-18 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-01-08 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-01-15 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-01-22 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-01-29 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-02-05 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2018-02-12 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Helen Gibson

Location:
319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

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