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Stereotype Threat And Law Librarianship, Ronald E. Wheeler
Stereotype Threat And Law Librarianship, Ronald E. Wheeler
Faculty Scholarship
Mr. Wheeler looks at the concept of stereotype threat and discusses ways to confront and combat it in a diverse society. He proposes some simple solutions within the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the law librarianship profession to help diminish the effects of this psychological barrier.
Preface, Ken I. Kersch, Linda C. Mcclain
Preface, Ken I. Kersch, Linda C. Mcclain
Faculty Scholarship
In an essay in the Texas Law Review not too long ago, Sandy Levinson lamented the degree to which law reviews—most prominently the Michigan Law Review—were sharply cutting down on the space they were devoting to book reviews.1 This was especially unfortunate as law professors were publishing more and more books. The publication of a book, as opposed to a journal article, was for many a deliberate choice involving an effort to address subjects at greater length, in greater depth, and on a broader scale for a wider scholarly (and perhaps educated popular) audience. Thematic review essays on books, whether …
Let's Talk About Race, Ronald E. Wheeler
Let's Talk About Race, Ronald E. Wheeler
Faculty Scholarship
Despite other scholars’ suggestions that law librarianship and the American Association of Law Libraries lack diversity, Mr. Wheeler examines numerical and anecdotal data indicating that efforts to promote racial and ethnic diversity within AALL and the profession are beginning to show positive results.
Persuasive Visions: Film And Memory, Jessica Silbey
Persuasive Visions: Film And Memory, Jessica Silbey
Faculty Scholarship
This commentary takes a new look at law and film studies through the lens of film as memory. Instead of describing film as evidence and foreordaining its role in truth-seeking processes, it thinks instead of film as individual, institutional and cultural memory, placing it squarely within the realm of contestability. Paralleling film genres, the commentary imagines four forms of memory that film could embody: memorabilia (cinema verite), memoirs (autobiographical and biographical film), ceremonial memorials (narrative film monuments of a life, person or institution), and mythic memory (dramatic fictional film). Imagining film as memory resituates film’s role in law (procedural, substantive …
Aall Diversity Redelineated, Ronald E. Wheeler
Aall Diversity Redelineated, Ronald E. Wheeler
Faculty Scholarship
There are other types of diversity beyond race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Professor Wheeler explores various ways that law librarians experience different types of diversity in law librarianship. Through anecdotes, Wheeler demonstrates that in many ways all law librarians both contribute to and benefit from diversity in our profession.