Brown University. Seminar
ENGL 1950F S01 [CRN: 15301]
This seminar explores the conceptual, psychological and rhetorical connections between literature and law, examining how both disciplines shape the imagination but also aim to elicit response and responsibility. We will consider how literary works, legal writings, and legal opinions inform each other, but also illuminate each other’s blind spots. Looking beyond trial scenes, the course invites students to think about how principles and notions in law structure, and are structured by, literature and language. Authors include Walter Benjamin, Joseph Conrad, Albert Camus, Rebecca West, and Chinua Achebe; legal texts by Holmes, Bentham, Cover and a number of judicial opinions. Limited to 20 senior English concentrators.
Term
Fall 2014
Credit Hours
1.0
Maximum Enrollment
20
Primary Instructor
Ravit Reichman. Associate Professor of English. Department of English
Meetings
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Mon – from Sep 3, 2014 to Dec 20, 2014
Exam Group Code
15 (Dec 15, 2014 9:00am)
http://brown.edu/academics/english/COURSES/detail?term=201410&crn=15301
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Phone: 401-863-1000
