[Hamp-law] Revised legal course!

[Flavio Risech]

Dear Colleagues,
Please inform students about the availability of this course, the 
title and description of which have been revised since the printing 
of the final course guide for Spring 2002. We especially welcome five 
college interchange students.

SS245 Social Identities and Legal Rights:
Contemporary Critical Race, Feminist and Queer Legal Theories
Spring 2002
Flavio Risech, Associate Professor of Law and Ethnic Studies
Marlene Fried, Professor of Philosophy

Course Description: Contemporary critical race, feminist and queer 
legal theorists argue that race, gender and sexual orientation should 
influence legal analysis of the meaning of constitutional guarantees 
of liberty and equality. The heart of the course will be an 
examination of the ways these theorists articulate new ways to expand 
the rights of all persons, despite social differences. Through close 
readings of landmark court decisions on discrimination cases in 
conjunction with theoretical articles, and analyses of contemporary 
issues including sexual harassment, racial discrimination and 
gay/lesbian family rights, we will assess the potential and the 
limits of the law for defining and realizing equal rights for diverse 
groups in U.S. society.

Course meets Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00  to 3:20 p.m. in Frankilin 
Patterrson Hall, Room 108, Hampshire College. First class meeting is 
January 31.

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