Center in Law, Society and Culture

Center for Law, Society and Culture

The Center in Law, Society and Culture brings together UC Irvine faculty and graduate students who share interests in law, society, and culture, broadly defined. Issues of interest to center affiliates include race, law and justice; law and literature; critical legal theory; legal consciousness; law and space; legal philosophy, culture and policing; the interaction of local and international legal cultures; globalization; migration; knowledge production; law, science, and society; and law and history. The center sponsors Symposia in Critical Legalities, discussions of participants' work, workshops, colloquia, a graduate fellows program, and other activities that foster intellectual dialogue relating to issues in law, society, and culture.

Critical Legalities Symposia
The Center in Law, Society and Culture holds quarterly Critical Legalities Symposia. By "critical legalities," we refer to (1) ways that law is critical to cutting edge theory, (2) new forms of analysis, and (3) examinations of forms of law that undergird established institutions, structures, and cultural phenomena. Symposia focus on a particular theme, feature presentations by UCI faculty and outside speakers, and include a workshop structured around central issues. Themes for 2008-2009 have included "Red Cents and Indian Country: Native Claims to Things," "The Human Faces of the War on Terror," and "Covering Law." Anticipated themes for 2009-2010 include "Covering Law II: Documenting and Performing the Law," "Law as History: Theory and Method in Legal History," "Youth and Digital Culture," and "Visualizing 'Governing Through Crime' in California."

Center Meetings
We hold 2-3 center meetings per year. At these meetings, we read and discuss a recent publication or work-in-progress of one of our members. The author briefly describes and contextualizes his or her work, and then another center member (typically, from a different discipline) serves as discussant, providing comments and raising questions. The discussant’s comments are followed by a more general discussion. These meetings are open to other interested faculty and students who are not members of our center, and occur over lunch.

Other Activities
The Center in Law, Society and Culture also sponsors colloquia, workshops, a graduate fellows program, and graduate student reading groups.

Upcoming Events (see calendar for details)
November 2009- 9-10th- Critical Legalities Symposium: Covering Law "Documenting Justice in Picture, Performance and Press".

Funding for the center's 2008-2009 activities has been generously provided by the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, the School of Humanities, the School of Social Ecology, the School of Social Sciences and the Office of Research.

For more information, contact the Center in Law, Society and Culture's director, Susan Coutin at scoutin@uci.edu or (949) 824-1447; or our Center Coordinator,Anu Nanjappa at ananjapp@uci.edu or (949) 824-9803.

Center in Law, Society and Culture Home Areas of Research Calendar Helpful Links People Photo Gallery Podcast of Events Reading Groups	Home Center in Law, Society and Culture Center for Law, Society and Culture The Center in Law, Society and Culture brings together UC Irvine faculty and graduate students who share interests in law, society, and culture, broadly defined. Issues of interest to center affiliates include race, law and justice; law and literature; critical legal theory; legal consciousness; law and space; legal philosophy, culture and policing; the interaction of local and international legal cultures; globalization; migration; knowledge production; law, science, and society; and law and history. The center sponsors Symposia in Critical Legalities, discussions of participants' work, workshops, colloquia, a graduate fellows program, and other activities that foster intellectual dialogue relating to issues in law, society, and culture. Critical Legalities Symposia The Center in Law, Society and Culture holds quarterly Critical Legalities Symposia. By "critical legalities," we refer to (1) ways that law is critical to cutting edge theory, (2) new forms of analysis, and (3) examinations of forms of law that undergird established institutions, structures, and cultural phenomena. Symposia focus on a particular theme, feature presentations by UCI faculty and outside speakers, and include a workshop structured around central issues. Themes for 2008-2009 have included "Red Cents and Indian Country: Native Claims to Things," "The Human Faces of the War on Terror," and "Covering Law." Anticipated themes for 2009-2010 include "Covering Law II: Documenting and Performing the Law," "Law as History: Theory and Method in Legal History," "Youth and Digital Culture," and "Visualizing 'Governing Through Crime' in California." Center Meetings We hold 2-3 center meetings per year. At these meetings, we read and discuss a recent publication or work-in-progress of one of our members. The author briefly describes and contextualizes his or her work, and then another center member (typically, from a different discipline) serves as discussant, providing comments and raising questions. The discussant’s comments are followed by a more general discussion. These meetings are open to other interested faculty and students who are not members of our center, and occur over lunch. Other Activities The Center in Law, Society and Culture also sponsors colloquia, workshops, a graduate fellows program, and graduate student reading groups. Upcoming Events (see calendar for details) November 2009- 9-10th- Critical Legalities Symposium: Covering Law "Documenting Justice in Picture, Performance and Press". Funding for the center's 2008-2009 activities has been generously provided by the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, the School of Humanities, the School of Social Ecology, the School of Social Sciences and the Office of Research. For more information, contact the Center in Law, Society and Culture's director, Susan Coutin at scoutin@uci.edu or (949) 824-1447; or our Center Coordinator,Anu Nanjappa at ananjapp@uci.edu or (949) 824-9803.
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