Amherst College NEH: Punishment, Politics and Culture

Austin Sarat's summer seminar on Punishment, Politics, and Culture, sponsored by the National Endowme What are the appropriate limits of punishment?

Amherst College will host a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers and current full time graduate students who intend to pursue a career in K-12 teaching, from July 2-July 28, 2017. The seminar will be directed by Austin Sarat of the Departments of Political Science and Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought. It will examine three questions: What is punishment and w

11/29/2017

SUMMER SEMINAR ON PUNISHMENT, POLITICS, AND CULTURE:
Amherst College will host a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers and current full time graduate students who intend to pursue a career in K-12 teaching, from July 1-July 26, 2018. The seminar will be directed by Austin Sarat of the Departments of Political Science and Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought. It will examine three questions: What is punishment and why do we punish as we do? What can we learn about politics, law, and culture in the United States from an examination of our practices of punishment? What are the appropriate limits of punishment? The application deadline is March 1, 2018. Information is available at http://www.amherst.edu/go/neh. If you have any questions regarding the seminar or the application process, contact Megan Estes at (413)542-2380 or email [email protected].

11/17/2016

SUMMER SEMINAR ON PUNISHMENT, POLITICS, AND CULTURE:
Amherst College will host a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers and current full time graduate students who intend to pursue a career in K-12 teaching, from July 2-July 28, 2017. The seminar will be directed by Austin Sarat of the Departments of Political Science and Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought. It will examine three questions: What is punishment and why do we punish as we do? What can we learn about politics, law, and culture in the United States from an examination of our practices of punishment? What are the appropriate limits of punishment? The application deadline is March 1, 2017. Information is available at http://www.amherst.edu/go/neh. If you have any questions regarding the seminar or the application process, contact Megan Estes at (413)542-2380 or email [email protected].

Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought | NEH | Amherst College Punishment, Politics and Culture A National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for K-12 Teachers and Education Graduate Students July 3 - July 28, 2017 Location: Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts Director: Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence & Politica...