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On A Small Glossary Of Academic Anti-Intellectualism, William Díaz Villarreal

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

This article presents the Small Glossary of Anti-intellectualism, where the most common rhetorical strategies and themes of contemporary academic anti-intellectualism are commented on. Anti-intellectualism is as old as intellectual life itself. However, its contemporary version is historically and sociologically rooted in the very structure of modern culture industry. It is a manifestation of a now universal pseudo-culture (Halbbildung) which, according to Adorno, has become the “dominant form of contemporary consciousness.” Arthur Schlesinger said that anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the businessman; today, anti-intellectualism is certainly the antisemitism of several social and political groups, including academia …

The Brazilian System Of Television, Or How To Get A President, Tauan F. Tinti

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

The purpose of this essay is to draw attention to some perhaps unexpected affinities between a considerably expressive segment of the Brazilian culture industry that for several reasons seems to usually fly under most interpretive radars and a certain regressive frame of mind that is becoming increasingly manifest and now holds both considerable political power and a surprisingly firm grip over a portion of the population whose size is still unclear. The following remarks and associations gesture tentatively at what could be preliminarily defined as a constellation of cultural junk being outlined, its shape against the night sky sometimes resembling …

Introduction: A Return To The Bad Old Times, Fabio Akcelrud Durão, Fernando Urueta

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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A Path Toward Advancing Educational Equity And Excellence, Pt. 1, Adrienne Coleman

Educational Equity and Excellence: webinar series

Considering there is a national and global equity focused call to action, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) engaged in a process to institutionalize and operationalize Equity and Excellence to address educational inequities. This process included creating an educational case for engaging in Equity and Excellence, policy development, capacity building to engage in equity work, an inclusive and comprehensive data collection methodology, data meaning making, as well as an equity and excellence plan and scorecard development. Thus, this 2-session presentation will provide participants with an understanding of educational equity, share tools to assist educational institutions in drafting data-informed equity …

Intervening In The School To Prison Pipeline For Students With Dis/Ability, Miruna Ouatu-Lascar

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This workshop will explore the intersection of disability and ethnicity in order to assist workshop participants in analyzing the inequity present both within the construct of disability and race and how this intersectional inequity manifests within the special education system for students of color with disabilities and how such inequities contribute to the over representation of students of color with disabilities in the school to prison phenomenon. Furthermore, the workshop aims to give participants an understanding of Dis/Crit theory and how incorporating Dis/Crit pedagogy within the larger framework of Critical Pedagogy practice serves the needs of our most underserved students …

Collective Impact: The Strategies And Realities Community Engagement And Securing Funding, Ken Karamichael

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Collective Impact: The Strategies and Realities Community Engagement and Securing Funding will discuss the emerging trend among funders towards a results-oriented and collaborative approach to service delivery among community organizations, and the innovative ways in which community organizations can make this approach better work for them. This workshop will highlight successful work within the Rutgers University network, with emphasis on engaging one of America’s largest but under-recognized networks of community outreach and service provision: University Cooperative Extension. As experienced facilitators of youth programming, and effective leaders in community collaboration, funding, and reporting, the workshop presenters will share over seven decades …

Examining Sel In Schools: An Evidenced-Based Look At Program Implementation In A Post-Pandemic Setting., Joseph Jablonski, Eric Bieniek

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Learners will be able to identify the core competencies of SEL. Learners will understand the research and evidence behind SEL programming. Learners will be able to examine an evidence base of behavioral effects and engage in a discourse about the findings.

Developing Effective Alternative Programming, Steve Baule

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Over three years, an urban school district created four new alternative programs at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels and have seen significant improvements in both academic performance and behavior among the students involved. This session will share our plans and the progress made.

Bankruptcy Law: An Exercise In Statutory Interpretation—Staying True To The Broad Aim Of The Code Or Ignoring Plain Meaning And Purpose?, Diana L. Hayes

Florida Law Review

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Plumbing In The Boardroom: Plugging Boardroom Leaks Through A Good Faith Duty Of Confidentiality, Simon A. Rodell

Florida Law Review

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Knowing When To Stop: Is The Punctuation Of The Constitution Based On Sound Or Sense?, Michael Nardella

Florida Law Review

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Still Crazy After All These Years: The Absolute Assignment Of Rents In Mortgage Loan Transactions, Julia Patterson Forrester

Florida Law Review

This Article explores the problems caused by the absolute assignment of rents in mortgage loan transactions, which have continued for more than a century, and discusses possible solutions. Rents are significant part of the security for loans secured by income-producing properties such as office buildings, shopping centers, and apartments. Under present law in many states, the absolute assignment of rents is the only means by which lenders can create an effective security interest in the rents of mortgaged property. An absolute assignment of rents purports to transfer title to rents to the mortgage lender, although in substance it creates a …

In Search Of John Constable's The White Horse: A Case Study In Tortured Provenance And Proposal For A Torrens-Like System Of Title Registration For Artwork, Bruce W. Burton

Florida Law Review

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A Tale Of Two Imperiled Rivers: Reflections From A Post-Katrina World, Sandra Zellmer

Florida Law Review

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Constitutional Law: Supressing The Exclusionary Rule, Benjamin J. Robinson

Florida Law Review

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Constitutional Law: Knock-And-Announce Violations And The Purposeful Enforcement Of The Exclusionary Rule, Lisa A. Mattern

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law: Speaking With Your Mouth Shut? Exploring The Outer Limits Of First Amendment Protection In The Context Of Military Recruiting On Law School Campuses, Emily S. Wilbanks

Florida Law Review

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Constitutional Law: What To Do When A State Fails To Take Notice That Its Notice Has Failed?, Dustin G. Hall

Florida Law Review

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The Law And Large Numbers: Preserving Adjudication In Complex Litigation, Alexandra D. Lahav

Florida Law Review

This Article describes the transfer of power to regulate tortfeasors from the legislative to private parties through the medium of the court system and proposes that instead of privatizing mass torts administration courts should humanize it. The federal courts are faced with large numbers of claims arising out of torts, civil rights violations, and consumer fraud. Federal judges, concerned about the transformation of their role from adjudicators to administrators, have applied various narrowing legal doctrines to avoid administering mass torts. Because courts have restricted procedures for resolving mass claims, litigants have resorted to private ordering through settlement.

The alternative to …

Patent Hermeneutics: Form And Substance In Claim Construction, Kelly Casey Mullally

Florida Law Review

The claims section of a patent performs an important public notice function in patent law. The claims inform us of the boundaries delineating the subject matter over which the inventor holds an exclusive right. Methodology for interpreting patent claims has a direct impact on the claims’ ability to fulfill that mandate. Theories of interpretation are far better developed in statutory and contract law. Many principles animating the debate between form and substance in those fields are relevant to patent law as well, but patent’s divergent genesis and purpose create some important differences. This Article identifies the methodology set forth in …

The Patented Loophole: How Should Congress Respond To This Judicial Invention?, William A. Drennan

Florida Law Review

A patent is an artificial device that encourages inventions. The introduction of patent protection into an industry is appropriate when inventions in that industry otherwise would be produced at suboptimal levels. The Patent Office recently started issuing patents on tax loopholes, providing a new and incredibly powerful economic incentive that will encourage tax gurus to invent loopholes at unprecedented rates. This Article asserts that there is no need to provide patents to encourage tax gurus to invent more tax loopholes. Congress should prohibit patentholders from collecting damages based on the tax savings generated from the use of a patented process.

Trademark Law And Status Signaling: Tattoos For The Privileged, Jeffrey L. Harrison

Florida Law Review

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The Significance Of Silence: Collective Action Problems And Class Action Settlements, Christopher R. Leslie

Florida Law Review

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Secrecy And Unaccountability: Trade Secrets In Our Public Infrastructure, David S. Levine

Florida Law Review

Trade secrecy—the intellectual property doctrine that allows businesses to keep commercially valuable information secret for a potentially unlimited amount of time—is increasingly intruding in the operation of our public infrastructure, including voting machines, the Internet, and telecommunications. A growing amount of public infrastructure is being provided by private entities that are holding critical information about their goods and services secret from the public. This Article examines this phenomenon, which is largely unexplored in legal scholarship, and identifies a significant conflict between the values and policies of trade secrecy doctrine and the democratic values of accountability and transparency that have traditionally …

Civility Among Judges: Charting The Bounds Of Proper Criticism By Judges Of Other Judges, William G. Ross

Florida Law Review

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First Amendment Rights: Excluding Political Candidates From State-Sponsored Televised Debates, Timothy D. Aaron

Florida Law Review

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Choice Of Law And Same-Sex Marriage, Scott Fruehwald

Florida Law Review

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Virgil Hawkins: A One-Man Civil Rights Movement, Lawrence A. Dubin

Florida Law Review

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Bankruptcy Takings, Julia Patterson Forrester

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Sec's New Regulation Ats: Placing The Myth Of Market Fragmentation Ahead Of Economic Theory And Evidence, Mark Klock

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.