Law and Literature, St. Thomas University

The use of critical theory and works of literature to help students gain new perspectives on their chosen profession and to improve student skills in interpretation and composition. The course may include the study of: (1) critical theory from the Law and Literature movement; (2) law as literature; and (3) legal themes in literature. The instructor of this course has published widely in the fields of Law and Literature, and Law and Popular Culture; for example, see Lenora Ledwon, Law and Literature: Text and Theory (1996, Garland Publishing) and David Ray Papke, Christine Corcos, Lenora Ledwon, et. al., Law and Popular Culture: Text, Notes, and Questions [2nd ed.] (2012, LexisNexis). 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.