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The Cultural History of Prisons

Author Michael Welch on how he discovered the "pull of punishment," by which visitors are drawn into the cultural history of prisons, unfolding at former prisons.
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Celebrating Ten Years of Case Studies in the Environment in the Classroom

Case Studies in the Environment has become a trusted resource for classroom instruction on the pressing environmental issues of our era.
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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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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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