CULJP Digital Discussions: Teaching Law & Society
The Consortium is excited to launch a new Digital Discussions workshop series in 2023 on teaching law and society. Each live webinar features several scholars discussing specific strategies for teaching undergraduate courses on interdisciplinary topics relating to law, power, and culture in both US and international contexts. The moderated discussion is followed by a Q&A session with the audience and then archived on YouTube for later viewing.
We hope to offer Digital Discussions on timely topics such as crimmigration law and policy; legal mobilizations for human rights; and climate change and environmental justice as well as enduring topics such as social movements for social change; law, pluralism, and legal anthropology; law and society through film; and introduction to law and society.
The CULJP Digital Discussions committee is chaired by Haley Duschinski <duschins@ohio.edu>. Please reach out if you would like to participate in a future discussion!
We hope to offer Digital Discussions on timely topics such as crimmigration law and policy; legal mobilizations for human rights; and climate change and environmental justice as well as enduring topics such as social movements for social change; law, pluralism, and legal anthropology; law and society through film; and introduction to law and society.
The CULJP Digital Discussions committee is chaired by Haley Duschinski <duschins@ohio.edu>. Please reach out if you would like to participate in a future discussion!
Upcoming Events
We will resume the Digital Discussions series in Fall 2023!
Archived Events
CULJP Digital Discussions: Teaching Judicial Power and Reproductive Rights Post-Dobbs
Presenters: Mihaela Serban (Ramopo College of New Jersey), Paul Collins (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Francesca Laguardia (Montclair State University, New Jersey), with Moderator Haley Duschinski (Ohio University, Athens)
Video Recording (Law & Society Association YouTube Archive): TBA
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 5:00-6:30pm EST
Workshop Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) sent a shockwave through the nation. By overruling Roe v. Wade (1973), the Court upended decades of reproductive rights policies and undermined the Court’s own legitimacy. This teaching workshop focuses on teaching undergraduate classes focused on judicial power, reproductive autonomy and reproductive justice, with special attention to the role of courts in society. We invite audience members to share their own teaching experiences in the discussion.
Presenters: Mihaela Serban (Ramopo College of New Jersey), Paul Collins (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Francesca Laguardia (Montclair State University, New Jersey), with Moderator Haley Duschinski (Ohio University, Athens)
Video Recording (Law & Society Association YouTube Archive): TBA
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 5:00-6:30pm EST
Workshop Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) sent a shockwave through the nation. By overruling Roe v. Wade (1973), the Court upended decades of reproductive rights policies and undermined the Court’s own legitimacy. This teaching workshop focuses on teaching undergraduate classes focused on judicial power, reproductive autonomy and reproductive justice, with special attention to the role of courts in society. We invite audience members to share their own teaching experiences in the discussion.
CULJP Digital Discussions: Teaching Race, Police Brutality & the Future of Policing
Presenters: Clinton Nichols (Dominican University), Holly Ningard (Ohio University), Vicki Sentas (University of New South Wales, Sydney), with Moderator Raul Sanchez-Urribarri (LaTrobe University, Melbourne)
Video Recording (Law & Society Association YouTube Archive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUEGraG4ybw
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 @ 5:00-6:30pm EST
Workshop Summary: The recent murder of Tyre Nichols by five members of the Memphis Police Department has renewed discussions of police brutality against Black communities & reinvigorated demands for racial justice & equality in the US criminal justice system. This comparative teaching workshop focuses on teaching undergraduate classes on police violence; privilege, discrimination & racial disparities in the criminal justice system; the role of law in facilitating injustice; & movements to reform, transform & abolish the police. We invite audience members to share their own teaching experiences in the discussion.
Presenters: Clinton Nichols (Dominican University), Holly Ningard (Ohio University), Vicki Sentas (University of New South Wales, Sydney), with Moderator Raul Sanchez-Urribarri (LaTrobe University, Melbourne)
Video Recording (Law & Society Association YouTube Archive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUEGraG4ybw
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 @ 5:00-6:30pm EST
Workshop Summary: The recent murder of Tyre Nichols by five members of the Memphis Police Department has renewed discussions of police brutality against Black communities & reinvigorated demands for racial justice & equality in the US criminal justice system. This comparative teaching workshop focuses on teaching undergraduate classes on police violence; privilege, discrimination & racial disparities in the criminal justice system; the role of law in facilitating injustice; & movements to reform, transform & abolish the police. We invite audience members to share their own teaching experiences in the discussion.
