Abolition and Anti-Punitive Feminisms in the Americas

As carceral systems expand across the Americas, this course articulates two feminist traditions for the abolition of the prison-industrial complex in the U.S. and against punitive systems in Latin America to explore how communities theorize and organize under carceral systems, envisioning and rehearsing diverse forms of justice. Building on abolitionist, feminist, and anthropological literature in dialogue with grassroots organizers, this course introduces students to theories on the carceral state, interrelated forms of violence, and organizing for justice under carceral states, including the U.S., but with a special focus on Latin America.