LIT 315 - American Literature and the Law

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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Description:

3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th e course will bring together American literary and legal texts in order to examine the ways in which the two can illuminate each other. It will focus on the works of American literature that take law as their central theme; works that include trials or are inspired by famous cases; works that have lawyers as protagonists; and works that address issues of law and justice. Students will also bring methods of literary analysis to bear on the study of important cases or legal decisions in order to understand the rhetoric of law, the unstated assumptions contained in it and the voices excluded from it. Prerequisite: one of the following: LIT 230, LIT 231, LIT 232 or LIT 233

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jjay.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 237-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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