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An Assessment Of Latcrit Theory Ten Years After, Keith Aoki, Kevin R. Johnson
An Assessment Of Latcrit Theory Ten Years After, Keith Aoki, Kevin R. Johnson
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Latinos and Latinas at the Epicenter of Contemporary Legal Discourses. Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, March 2007.
"Think Glocal, Act Glocal": The Praxis Of Social Justice Lawyering In The Global Era, Lauren Carasik
"Think Glocal, Act Glocal": The Praxis Of Social Justice Lawyering In The Global Era, Lauren Carasik
Faculty Scholarship
Millions of people in the world struggle to survive in extreme economic deprivation, and deteriorating conditions have highlighted the failure of international development policies to "lift all boats." The complex and globalized context of poverty compels social justice lawyers to innovate transnational advocacy strategies, expanding human rights norms as part of those efforts. This Article suggests a cross-border, collaborative advocacy model for clinical education. The model is premised on theories of global interconnectedness that integrate progressive lawyering, social change theory and anti-poverty work in the global era, thereby contributing to the discourse about and praxis of combating international economic injustice. …
Justice Education And The Evaluation Process: Crossing Borders, Margaret Martin Barry, Martin Geer, Catherine F. Klein, Ved Kumari
Justice Education And The Evaluation Process: Crossing Borders, Margaret Martin Barry, Martin Geer, Catherine F. Klein, Ved Kumari
Scholarly Articles
If social justice is a teaching goal, how do we effectively assess it? An analysis of a multi-cultural teaching workshop and lessons learned and unanswered.
Justice Education And The Evaluation Process: Crossing Borders, Martin A. Geer, Margaret Martin Barry, Catherine F. Klein, Ved Kumari
Justice Education And The Evaluation Process: Crossing Borders, Martin A. Geer, Margaret Martin Barry, Catherine F. Klein, Ved Kumari
Scholarly Works
If social justice is a teaching goal, how do we effectively assess it? An analysis of a multi-cultural teaching workshop and lessons learned and unanswered.
Law On The Street: Legal Narrative And The Street Law Classroom, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
Law On The Street: Legal Narrative And The Street Law Classroom, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
Scholarly Works
This Article argues that the failure of anti-discrimination law to address the problems of subordination reflects the hegemonic perspective in legal narratives. For the lawyer concerned with social change, it is imperative to identify these narratives and the ways in which they not only inhibit deep social change, but may perpetuate the conditions of subordination. Yet, law school polices against the consciousness necessary for the lawyer to identify the hegemonic narrative in the law, and often instills attitudes, which are antithetical to the project of social change. In this context, Street Law - a practical law course taught by law …