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Due Sunday, April 23rd, by midnight. Word count: 400 words. Please make sure everything is in your own words. If you paraphrase, make sure to include the proper citation.

In her article, Sally Engle Merry argues that the adoption of a “rights-defined identity” largely depends on an individual’s experiences with the law. Drawing on details from interviews conducted by Merry and her research assistants, explain what you think she means when she says subjectivities are produced through encounters with the legal system.

Due Sunday, April 2nd, by midnight. Word count: 400 words. Please make sure everything is in your own words. If you paraphrase, make sure to include the proper citation.

In their essay, authors Felicity Hill, Mikele Aboitiz, and Sarah Poehlman-Doumbouy describe Resolution 1325 passed by the United Nations Security Council on October 31, 2000. In your own words, describe this resolution as well as its possible implications for the protection of women and girls during times of war.

Due Sunday, March 26th, by midnight. Word count: 400 words. Please make sure everything is in your own words. If you paraphrase, make sure to include the proper citation.

In her work, Ruth Wilson Gilmore argues that the expanding prison population should be connected to a restructuring of the state. In your own words, explain the “crisis” and “surplus” that Gilmore joins to the prison population in the U.S. (of the more than 2 million people living in prisons in 1999).

Hi everyone,

In response to a question asked about the notes you can bring to class on Tuesday, you can bring in one page of handwritten notes. You may use both sides of the paper. Please make sure your notes are handwritten and do not include quotes.

If you are looking for all of the information posted about the midterm exam on our WordPress site, I have tagged everything I have written so that it will appear under “Outline” in “Week 08.”

Elizabeth

Hi everyone,

This is just a quick note to let you know that the midterm will take place next Tuesday, March 21st, as scheduled. If you have questions, please post them to our website so that your colleagues can benefit from reading your question and my response.

Thanks and stay warm,

Elizabeth

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