Criminal Law and Literature: Examining Criminal Practice & Theory Through Didactic Fiction, University of Minnesota

The aim of this seminar is to examine classic issues in criminal law practice, theory and jurisprudence through the prism of didactic fiction. Class readings are works of fiction and the primary work product is a short story. This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.