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Dr. William ArmalineMacQuarrie Hall 513 Spring 2008 Drop-in Office Hours**Hours subject to change without notice** Monday/Wednesday Spring 2008 CoursesJS 120, Section 1 - Juvenile Justice Professor BioWilliam T.
Armaline, originally from the Steel/ “Rust” belt of
William’s
doctoral dissertation is an ethnographic exploration of systemic racism and
human rights violations through youth incarceration and what he describes as the
“criminalization of survival.”
Under revision in preparation for publication as a book, this work
illustrates the ambiguity of ‘detention’ and ‘state wardship’ for youth, and the
connections between juvenile justice policies/practices and the persistence of
systemic racism and human rights violations in the
William’s general
academic interests include: Juvenile “Justice,” Alternatives to Incarceration,
Human Rights (philosophy and praxis), Political Economy, State Theory,
(anti)Racism Theory, Educational Policy Studies, Critical Pedagogies,
Ethnography/Qualitative Methods, and Participatory Action Research (PAR). For some sample (academic) publications,
see:
Armaline, William T. (2006). “(Re)Conceptualizing Adolescent Homelessness:Misdirection of
the State and Child Welfare” in Children and The State, Volume 4 of the Child
Poverty in America Today series by Barbara Arrighi and David Maume (eds.).
Armaline, William
T. (April 2005). “’Kids Need Structure’: Negotiating Rules, Power,and Social
Control in an Emergency Youth Shelter.”
American Behavioral Scientist, 48(8):
1124-1148.
Armaline, William
T. and Donald Levy. (2004). “No Child Left Behind: Flowers Don’tGrow in the
Desert.” Race and Society,
7(1):
31-62.
Outside of the
academy, William is an avid martial artist and martial arts instructor
(primarily Chinese arts). His
martial pursuits have allowed the opportunity to train, perform, and compete all
over the world with renowned masters of “traditional” and “contemporary”
arts. Additionally, William
is a social justice activist and dedicated partner to his heart and earth,
Nicole Steward. As of August
2007 they live with their dog, Chomsky, in
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