This project looks at how universities have expanded their relationship to carcerality through the use of technology and human resources in grading and testing students. Proctoring software instantiated by the university extends the power of the university beyond the physical bounds of the classroom. The primary aim of this project is to join the broader conversation about what decarcerated education can look like, what an abolitionist pedagogy means for how we engage technology, and what foregrounding the life-giving and life-sustaining possibilities of education could mean for how we approach testing and assignments in higher education. This archive and resource is intended to be open, collaborative, and ongoing, so if you have stories to add to the archive or suggestions for the curriculum guidelines, we invite you to share them with us!
We are a group of doctoral students at the University of Southern California invested abolition, critical pedagogy, and student-centered education. If you're interested in learning more or want to get in touch, please use the form below!
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