Education and Law

Establishing Justice in Middle America A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Jeffrey Brandon Morris 2007 Spring

An absorbing history of a court that helped to build a nation

Transgender Rights Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, Editors 2006 Fall

The first comprehensive work on the transgender civil rights movement

Fugitive Thought Prison Movements, Race, and the Meaning of Justice Michael Hames-García 2004 Spring

Looks to the philosophy and experience of prisoners to reinvigorate our concepts of justice, solidarity, and freedom

Deathwork Defending the Condemned Michael Mello 2002 Fall

A gripping exposé of what lawyers face when they defend prisoners in capital cases.

Between Law and Culture Relocating Legal Studies David Theo Goldberg, Michael Musheno and Lisa C. Bower, Editors 2001 Fall

A fundamental reconsideration of legal studies in a time of changing ideas about culture, power, and identity.

The Wrong Man A True Story of Innocence on Death Row Michael Mello 2001 Spring

The frightening in-the-trenches story of an attorney’s fight to save his client from the death penalty.

Discipline of Architecture Andrzej Piotrowski and Julia Williams Robinson, Editors 2000 Fall

A polemical look at how architectural knowledge is produced, disseminated, and received.

Law and Sexuality The Global Arena Carl Stychin and Didi Herman, Editors 2001 Spring

A unique, international look at the intersection of law and the most personal of rights.

Learning to Divide the World Education at Empire’s End John Willinsky 1999 Fall

Examines education’s contribution to colonialism and explores how this legacy can be overcome.

Law and Moral Action in World Politics Cecelia Lynch and Michael Loriaux, Editors 1999 Fall

Examines the intersections of world politics, international law, and ethics.

Framing Identities Autobiography and the Politics of Pedagogy Wendy S. Hesford 1998 Fall

A trenchant examination of the political dynamics of autobiography in education.

Resisting State Violence Radicalism, Gender, and Race in U.S. Culture Joy James 1996 Fall

An incendiary critique of contemporary American society that also offers concrete solutions for the dilemmas facing progressive politics.

Margins in the Classroom Teaching Literature Kostas Myrsiades and Linda S. Myrsiades, Editors 1994 Spring

Brings together established scholars and emerging voices from diverse backgrounds to show how politics and theory can and do affect the most pressing problems confronting the contemporary teacher of literature. The essays in this volume go beyond questioning and examining existing practices to suggest fresh approaches to teaching the expanding literary canon within the context of the politics of the educational institution.

Learning History in America Schools, Cultures, and Politics Lloyd Kramer, Donald Reid and William L. Barney, Editors 1994 Spring

As it extends recent discussions about multiculturalism into the sphere of contemporary historical understanding, this book sets out explicitly to explore the practical and theoretical implications of these discussions for people who learn and teach history in the United States. “Represents an excellent intervention into the debates over the canon, curriculum, multiculturalism, and popular memory. If the book only covered these issues, it would be an excellent text, but it goes a step further and analyzes questions regarding the relationship among history, authority and power as pedagogical as well as political issues. This book is brilliant in its conception, vital in its theoretical interventions, and crucial to anyone interested in history and pedagogy.” --Henry A. Giroux, Pennsylvania State University

Beyond a Dream Deferred Multicultural Education and the Politics of Excellence Becky W. Thompson and Sangeeta Tyagi, Editors 1993 Fall

“At last, a collection on multicultural education authored by those involved. Ranging from broad reflections to case studies, from feminist and ethnic to gay and lesbian studies, the essays themselves embody the diverse perspectives they analyze. Speaking in different voices, they convey the complexity and conflicts that animate present struggles to democratize institutions of higher learning.” --Renato Rosaldo, Stanford University Contributors include Margaret L. Andersen, Estelle Disch, Troy Duster, Lisa Kahaleole Chang Hall, Evelynn Hammonds, Evelyn Hu-Dehart, Earl Jackson, Jr., Ian Haney López, Carole C. Marks, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Barbara Omolade, Becky W. Thompson, Sangeeta Tyagi, and Cornel West.