Università Roma Tre

The course offers an introduction to the intersections between law and social sciences and humanities, dealing also with architecture, performing arts, iconography. It tackles a different field every week, with the presence of a series of guest teachers form Europe or America.

I TESTI RELATIVI AL CORSO "LAW AND THE HUMANITIES" VERRANNO FORNITI NEL CORSO DELLE LEZIONI SULLA BASE DELLE INDICAZIONI DEI VARI SPEAKERS. LA LISTA DEI READINGS VERRA' PUBBLICATA SUL BLOG E COMUNICATA AGLI STUDENTI VIA MAIL ALCUNI GIORNI PRIMA DELLE LEZIONI RELATIVE. LA LISTA CHE SEGUE E' PERTANTO PURAMENTE INDICATIVA ED HA UNICAMENTE LO SCOPO DI FORNIRE GENERICHE INFORMAZIONI SULLO SVILUPPO DEL MOVIMENTO "LAW AND THE HUMANITIES" NEGLI STATI UNITI.

THE ORIGINS:

CARDOZO B. N., LAW AND LITERATURE, AND OTHER ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES, NEW YORK, 1931.
WHITE J. B., THE LEGAL IMAGINATION, CHICAGO/LONDON, ABRIDGED ED. 1985 (1973).
WIGMORE J.H., A LIST OF LEGAL NOVELS, IN “ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW”, 2 (1908), PP. 574- 593. SEE ALSO: WEISBERG R.H., WIGMORE’S “LEGAL NOVELS” REVISITED : NEW RESOURCES FOR THE EXPANSIVE LAWYER, IN “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW”, 71.1 (1976), PP. 17-28.

DEVELOPMENT:

BALKIN J. M. AND LEVINSON S., LAW AND THE HUMANITIES: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP, IN “YALE JOURNAL OF LAW AND THE HUMANITIES”, 18.2 (2006), PP. 155-186.
POSNER R. A., LAW AND LITERATURE: A RELATION REARGUED, IN “VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW”, 72.8 (1986), PP. 1351-1392.

INTERDISCIPLINARITY:

BARON J.B., LAW, LITERATURE, AND THE PROBLEMS OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY, IN “YALE LAW JOURNAL”, 108.5 (1999), PP. 1059-1085.
SMITH J.A., LAW AND THE HUMANITIES: A PREFACE, IN “RUTGERS LAW REVIEW”, 29.2 (1976), PP. 223-227.

THE DECLINE OF LAW AS AN AUTONOMOUS DISCIPLINE:

POSNER R. A., THE DECLINE OF LAW AS AN AUTONOMOUS DISCIPLINE: 1962-1987, IN “HARVARD LAW REVIEW”, 100.4 (1987), PP. 761-780.

LAW AND THE HUMANITIES IN THE LAW SCHOOLS:

DUNLOP C.R.B., LITERATURE STUDIES IN LAW SCHOOLS, IN “CARDOZO STUDIES IN LAW AND LITERATURE”, 3.1 (1991), PP. 63-110.
GALANTER M. AND EDWARDS M.A., INTRODUCTION: THE PATH OF LAW ANDS, IN “WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW”, 1997.3 (1997), PP. 375-387.

LAW AS LITERATURE:

COVER R.M., NOMOS AND NARRATIVE, IN “HARVARD LAW REVIEW”, 97.1 (1983), PP. 4-68.
LEVINSON S., LAW AS LITERATURE, IN “TEXAS LAW REVIEW”, 60 (1981-1982), PP. 373-403.

LAW AND THE PERFORMING ARTS:

· LEVINSON S. AND BALKIN J. M., LAW, MUSIC, AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS, PP.1-58, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 139 U. PA. L. REV. 1597 (1991), NOW IN: WWW.YALE.EDU/LAWWEB/JBALKIN/ARTICLES/LAWMUSIC.PDF