Law and Humanities

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3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This course is an interdisciplinary topical course in legal concepts and issues and the ways in which these have been depicted in the humanities: literature, film, the arts, music, and popular culture. Some of the topics that will be examined are: Freedom and the Law, Justice and Equality, Freedom and Responsibility, and Justice, Rights, and the Body. Students will explore the impact the many ways of depicting the law and legal concepts have on our understanding of ourselves, our communities, and the nation state.