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<div>Dear Colleagues,</div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000"><b>SS245 Social
Identities and Legal Rights:<br>
Contemporary Critical Race, Feminist and Queer Legal
Theories</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000"><b>Spring
2002</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000">Flavio Risech,
Associate Professor of Law and Ethnic Studies</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000">Marlene Fried,
Professor of Philosophy</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000"><b>Course
Description</b>: 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.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times" size="+2" color="#000000">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.</font></div>
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