32212
Graduate Course
SoSe 18: Law and Literature
Thomas Dikant
Comments
In this seminar, we will look at one of the central questions at the intersection of law and literature: what (or who) is a person? Beginning with the U.S. Constitution’s infamous formula to count slaves as “three fifth of all other persons,” we will discuss various topics dealing with the question of legal and literary personhood, including slavery, corporate personhood, abortion, and contemporary debates on biotechnology. We will read novels, short stories, and poems by writers such as Harriet Jacobs, Frank Norris, Anne Sexton, and Philip K. Dick, as well as theoretical works by Barbara Johnson, Colin Dayan, and Lauren Berlant and selected primary legal texts such as the 14th Amendment and Roe v. Wade. Through these readings, students will also be introduced to the interdisciplinary study of law and literature. close
13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2018-04-19 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-04-26 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-05-03 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-05-17 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-05-24 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-05-31 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-06-07 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-06-14 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-06-21 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-06-28 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-07-05 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-07-12 16:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2018-07-19 16:00 - 18:00