LAWS315

This course offers an overview of the complex relationship between law and culture. "Culture," an often troubling and vague concept, has been the subject of study for humanities, the social sciences--primarily sociology and anthropology, as well as lawyers. We will explore the meanings of culture, the extent to which law influences, is influenced by, and constitutes culture, and specific areas within the larger topic, such as law and popular culture, law in everyday life, law and "other" cultures, and law and literature.