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1992

Missouri Law Review

Ideology

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Introduction: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. Ltd. Apr 1992

Introduction: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. Ltd.

Missouri Law Review

This article gives five articles that present a pedagogical approach to O'Brien v. Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd.


Traditionalist's Approach To Teaching O'Brien And To Ideology In The Classroom, A, Richard W. Bourne Apr 1992

Traditionalist's Approach To Teaching O'Brien And To Ideology In The Classroom, A, Richard W. Bourne

Missouri Law Review

The goal of our program on "Ideology in the Classroom" initially was to explore the proper role of ideology in the classroom with the help of representatives of critical race theory, law and economics, feminist legal thought, and critical legal studies. From the perspective of the original planners of the program, the discussion of a case like O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co., were viewed simply as a means to that end. During the implementation of the program, a second set of goals began to emerge: each of the "representatives" saw participation in the program as a opportunity to "showcase" his …


Ideology Of Legal Reasoning In The Classroom, The, Jay M. Feinman Apr 1992

Ideology Of Legal Reasoning In The Classroom, The, Jay M. Feinman

Missouri Law Review

The other papers in this symposium stress the importance of expanding our inquiry into cases such as O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co.' In this essay I discuss how the process of legal reasoning, as it ordinarily is conducted in first-year classes, introduces its own element of ideological distortion. My proposition is that, because of that ideological distortion, the moves suggested by the other symposiasts are important but limited.