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Module Title	LH Carceral Geographies
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 28684
Module Lead	Dr Dominique Moran
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
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Description	The so-called ‘punitive turn’ has brought about new ways of thinking about geography and the state, and has highlighted spaces of incarceration as a new terrain for exploration by geographers. This module introduces ‘carceral geography’ as a geographical perspective on incarceration, tracking the ideas, practices and engagements that have shaped its development, informed by and extending theoretical developments in geography, but also interfacing with contemporary debates over hyperincarceration, recidivism and the advance of the punitive state. The module will convey a sense of the debates, directions, and threads within carceral geography, tracing the origins of this sub-discipline of human geography, its synergies with criminology and prison sociology, and its likely future trajectories. The module will cover three main themes; the nature of carceral spaces and experiences within them; spatial or distributional geographies of carceral systems; and the relationship between a notion of the ‘carceral’ and an increasingly punitive state. By synthesizing existing work in carceral geography, and by exploring the future directions it might take, the module will develop a notion of the ‘carceral’ as spatial, emplaced, mobile, embodied and affective.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of carceral geography, and its relationship to theory-building within contemporary human geography. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the transdisciplinary nature of carceral geography and its relationship to the cognate disciplines of criminology and prison sociology. Critically analyse and evaluate scholarship around three themes: (the nature of carceral spaces and experiences within and between them; spatial or distributional geographies of carceral systems; and the relationship between the carceral and an increasingly punitive state) drawing on appropriate literatures and case studies. Show an awareness of the relationship between the debates and discourses within carceral geography and contemporary criminal justice policy in the UK and elsewhere.
Assessment	28684-01 : Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%) 28684-02 : Essay : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: One 1.5hr examination with unseen questions (50%); one 3000 word essay based on set reading materials (50%).
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