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Societies Contoured Along Penal Power

Author Michael Welch presents an excerpt from his new book about the enduring meaning of containment and surveillance in post-conflict societies.
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Q&A with Benjamin R. Weiss, author of "The Price of Justice"

Author Benjamin R. Weiss on whether civil lawsuits are actually effective for victims of sexual violence.
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Authors Alex Werth and Brandi Thompson Summers on the Sounds, Silences, and 'Specters,' of Black Oakland

Authors Alex Werth and Brandi Thompson Summers offer perspective on cultural geography and Black belonging in Oakland on the AAG panel, "Oakland as Subject and Setting: Doing Black Geographies in Place."
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Visions of Prisons: Wars, Walls, and Watching

by Michael Welch (Author)
Apr 2026
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Kigali: A New City for the End of the World

by Samuel Shearer (Author)
Oct 2025
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