Dates: 02/01 - 05/21
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10:55 am 12:00 pm OEC 210		10:55 am 12:00 pm OEC 210		10:55 am 12:00 pm OEC 210

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 22185

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St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Legal Studies Minor Approved
     Writing to learn

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  Joshua Brorby

This course is focused on intersections and tensions between literature and the law. By analyzing literary and cinematic texts, students will explore the experiences of individuals living within imperfect systems of the law, especially the often-ambiguous relationship between innocence and guilt, right and wrong, justice and injustice. Reading and writing assignments will sharpen students’ understanding of rhetoric and audience and will raise questions related to racial, gender, and economic justice particular to the practice of law within the United States and beyond. Texts may include Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience, Susan Glaspell’s A Jury of Her Peers, Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, or Suzan-Lori Parks’ Sally & Tom. The goal is to help students understand the ethical dimensions of law and prepare them to engage compassionately in professional practice. Prerequisites: ENGL 120, ENGL 121, or ENGL 190

4 Credits

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