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• AMST 239 The Death Penalty: An American History 6 credits

  A critical examination of the history of capital punishment in the United States, including its origins, development, and current status. Students will engage with broad questions and themes related to the death penalty, including its legal intricacies, religious implications, ethical components, racial and class dynamics, and political meanings. Multiple disciplinary lenses will be applied to a variety of texts, including history, journalism, memoir, court decisions, and documentary film.

  • Offered: Fall 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: HI, Humanistic Inquiry IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies WR2 Writing Requirement 2
  • Tags: AMST Democracy Activism CL: 200 level AMST Race Ethnicity Indigeneity

  • AMST  239.01 Fall 2025

  • Faculty:Christopher Elias 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 114 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FWillis 114 1:10pm-2:10pm