race, gender, violence and mass criminalization
CENTER FOR BLACK DIASPORA WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN AND BLACK DIASPORA Reclaiming History, Negotiating Culture, Politics, the Arts and Media THE TROUBLE WITH CARCERAL FEMINISM: RACE, GENDER, VIOLENCE AND MASS CRIMINALIZATION Beth Richie, Ph.D. Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy and Professor of African American University of Illinois-Chicago Spring 2015 Lecture Series Dr. Richie is Professor of Criminal Justice and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her research and scholarship explore the relationship between violence against women in low-income African American communities, recidivism, and public policy and social factors regarding the incarceration rates of women. She is the author of the book, Compelled to Crime: The Gender Entrapment of Black Battered Women, as well as numerous articles. Wednesday, May 6, 2015 2:30-5:00 PM Rosati Room 300 Richardson Library http://las.depaul.edu/diaspora 773-325-7510
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