Teaching Law and Humanities

A discussion on the state and the future of an idea

Participants Include:

Kerry Abrams, University of Virginia Law School

Amy Adler, NYU Law School

Peter Brooks, Princeton University

Anne Cheng, Princeton University

Marianne Constable, University of California Berkeley

Elizabeth Emens, Columbia Law School

Carol Greenhouse, Princeton University

Janet Halley, Harvard Law School

Hendrik Hartog, Princeton University

Ruth Herz, Birkbeck College, University of London

Paul Kahn, Yale Law School

Bernadette Meyler, Cornell Law School

Julie Stone Peters, Columbia University

Robert Post, Yale Law School

Camille Robcis, Cornell University

Austin Sarat, Amherst College

Susan Schmeiser, University of Connecticut School of Law

Caleb Smith, Yale University

Simon Stern, University of Toronto Law Faculty

Martin Stone, Cardozo Law School

Jeannie Suk, Harvard Law School

Robin West, Georgetown Law Center

Schedule

Friday, March 1 - Whig Hall, Princeton University, Open to the Public

9:00 am - 10:45 am: Session 1: Law and Language
Marianne Constable, "A 'Position Paper' on Teaching Law and Humanities"
Respondents: Paul Kahn and Hendrik Hartog

11:00 am - 12:45 pm: Session 2: Philosophy, Law, Literature
Martin Stone, "Six Theses on Teaching Law and Humanities -- and An essay on Interpretation"
Respondents: Jeannie Suk and Caleb Smith

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Session 3: Law, Rhetoric, Reading
Peter Brooks, "Law and Humanities: Two Attempts"
Respondents: Susan Schmeiser and Amy Adler

4:00 pm - 5:45 pm: Session 4: Law, History, and Contexts of Study
Bernadette Meyler, "Law, Literature, and History: The Love Triangle"
Respondents: Robin West and Austin Sarat

5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Final Thoughts