Ryan Shanahan

My research focus is teenagers engaging in street prostitution. Specifically, I would like to work with girls in Queensbridge, NY.

This page is a compliation of meta websites and other links I find useful for teaching. This is always under construction, a work in progress with infinite possibilities.

So here is a list of references thus far:
Colorlines Magazine
Colorlines is a quarterly magazine committed to social justice. I reference this website throughout my syllabus as a place to obtain articles on the prison industrial complex. The site is very easy to use and I give students a direct link to an online article in the online syllabus.

Advocate's Library on Juvenile Delinquency
This website links you to four articles on juvenile delinquency and has a particular article on teenage girls and gang violence.

Voice of the Shuttle
This is a theory-head website with lots of information, we will be using this quite a bit throughout the semester and all students should have this as a reference for working through various theorists. Specifically, we will be looking at gender studies, legal studies, minority studies and politics and government. Take time with this one, there is a heap of infomration to plow through.

Critical Race Theory Links
This website is full of useful links that will help students gain a general idea of the main players in Critical Race Theory, one of the dominant themes in the course.

Welcome to the World of Michael Foucault
I know, I know, Michael Foucault...but, fear not, I have no idea what he is talking about half the time either. So, we will be working through this as a class, together. This website has a great cursory overview of Foucault and some essays I would like us to look at regarding his theories on the prison system. And, hopefully, if all goes well, by the end of the semester I'll be able to spell his name without looking!



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Last updated: March 11, 2004