LIT-129 Law and Justice, The American Way
It is assumed that one purpose of law is to seek justice, and the US touts itself as a nation of laws. Yet many American literary texts describe legal decisions and systems that result directly in injustice or allow unjust practices. We will read and question texts that address the peculiarly American factors that shape law and common notions of justice, including work by Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Baldwin, as well as lesser-known writers who experienced slavery, imprisonment, or internment.
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Offered
Fall
Notes
(History or SSIH)