Gender, Race and Law in Film and Literature, Loyola University New Orleans

This seminar explores the intersection of gender, race and law by examining legal writings, statutes, cases, films, novels, short stories and plays. Students are introduced to feminist legal theory and consider a variety of issues that impact particularly on gender including intimate violence, rape, reproduction and harassment. Students are also introduced to the law and literature movement. Students are evaluated on the basis of class participation and a written paper or project. 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.