Abolition — the unthinking and undoing of the carceral state is a historical movement that overlaps with our contemporary moment. We will explore its roots, the theories and origins of punishment, reform and abolition, and the intersection of abolition with gender, race and labor movements. We will study a range of media from photographs to hashtags, from podcasts to cinema, and other texts including but not limited to, the work of Angela Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Frederick Douglass, and Mariame Kaba to imagine other forms of justice, accountability, and being in the world.