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A talk with Muira McCammon Which books line the shelves of the Guantánamo Bay Detainee Library? Why does library access matter to people imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, and in other carceral contexts? What rhetorical, social and political work do pop cultural representations of the Detainee Library perform? What happens when we bring values of intellectual […]
A discussion with Perry Zurn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics Thomas Hobbes once said it is curiosity that distinguishes humans from animals. But does this ring true? And what are the ethical issues that arise when we make this claim? Is it possible for animals (or machines, or even plants for that matter) to […]
A talk with Perry Zurn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics Cece McDonald and others have said that no prison is beneficial—not a men’s prison, a women’s prison, a trans prison, “not even a unicorn prison.” This workshop investigates the history of gender segregation in prisons, the typical treatment of trans and gender non-conforming prisoners, […]