SUMMER SEMINAR ON PUNISHMENT, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
Amherst College will host a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer
Seminar for K-12 teachers from June 28-July 30, 2010. 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 2, 2010. Information is available at [
http://www.amherst.edu/go/neh ]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 [ mailto:email ]email [
mailto:neh@amherst.edu ]neh@amherst.edu.
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Megan L. Estes Ryan
Academic Department Coordinator
Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought
Amherst College
413-542-2380
SUMMER SEMINAR ON PUNISHMENT, POLITICS, AND CULTUREAmherst College will
host a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for K-12
teachers from June 28-July 30, 2010. 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 2, 2010. 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 [ mailto:email ]email [ mailto:neh@amherst.edu ]neh@amherst.edu.
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