This course looks at the role of law and politics in the massive social changes that occurred in the United States after World War II. Specifically, the course will look at suburbanization and de-urbanization, the use of courts as forums for social policy-making, poverty policy, the Southern Civil Rights Movement, and changes in criminal law and policy in the 1970s. A variety of books, articles, and films will be used to explore matters of race, ethnicity, gender, political thought, economics, and legal culture.

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Professor Thomas Hilbink • Department of Legal Studies • 110 Gordon Hall • 418 N. Pleasant Street
413-545-2003 • hilbink@legal.umass.edu
office hours: Wednesdays 3 to 5 p.m. and by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Amanda Geno • ageno@history.umass.edu • office hours: Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. (or by appt.)