PSC 364 - Law and Film

Course Units: 1.0

This course uses the medium of film as a springboard to introduce and explore concepts in legal theory, American legal culture, and the exercise of public and private power through the legal system. Specific topics of discussion include law as morality, higher versus positive law, law and gender, and the heroic lawyer mythology. Prerequisite(s): PSC 111 or PSC 112 or sophomore standing. CC: SOCS, WAC ISP: AMS, FLM, LAW