Readings

Reading Discussion Questions

Here is a model of the type of reading responses we expect

Reading questions for Thursday, February 1st

Reading questions for Tuesday, February 6th

Reading questions for Thursday, February 8th

Reading questions for Tuesday, February 13th

Reading questions for Thursday, February 15th

Reading questions for Tuesday, February 20th

Reading questions for Tuesday, February 27th

Reading questions for Thursday, March 1st

Reading questions for Tuesday, March 6th

Reading questions for Thursday, March 8th

Reading questions for Tuesday, March 13th

Reading questions for Thursday, March 15th
-- supplemental reading for Thursday

Reading questions for Tuesday, March 27th
(to be completed during class)

Reading questions for Thursday, March 29th

Reading questions for Tuesday, April 3rd

Reading/Viewing questions for Thursday, April 5th

Reading questions for Tuesday, April 10th

Reading questions for Thursday, April 12th

Reading questions for Thursday, April 19th

Reading questions for Tuesday, April 24th

Reading questions for Thursday, April 26th

Reading questions for Tuesday, May 1st

Reading questions for Thursday, May 3rd

Where are the Readings?

We have gone to great effort to choose a set of readings that are interesting, help explain fundamental concepts covered in the course, or provide material to spur class debate and discussion. 

Completing the readings will be essential to getting a good grade in this course.  None of the assignments or exams will entail outside research thus allowing you to concentrate on that which you will have before you in three sources:

1. Bonsignore et al., Before the Law (8th edition, 2006)

Converting from the 8th to 7th Edition? Here's the key.

•       Available at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore downtown.  This textbook is very expensive.  However, it has been out for a few years and used copies abound.  If you don’t wish to pay full price, use the various used textbook websites to track down a copy fast.

Here is a key to readings if you are using the 7th edition

2. Course Reader

•       Available at Collective Copies downtown.  Call first to be sure they have copies ready for pick-up: 256-6425

3. Ewick and Silbey, The Common Place of Law (1998)

•       Available at Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore.  You may be able to find used copies of this book for sale online as well.  Try abebooks.com or alibris.com for starters. 

All reading materials will be on (non-electronic) reserve at the library. 

Additional Readings

Over the course of the semester additional readings (or links to readings) will be placed here. In most cases, links will only work when accessed from a computer connected to the UMass server.

• Charles Payne, "'The Whole United States is Southern!'"

• Jeffrey Rosen, "A Watchful State"