LAW-6218 FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE
Feminist Jurisprudence studies the way in which the law constructs, reflects, and perpetuates the subordinate position of women and others in society. As a course in jurisprudence, the course examines central themes in the study of law ? equality, adjudication, harm, freedom, and dignity. As a course in feminism, it critiques the mythology of the law as neutral, objective, rational, and without ?special interests.? From its feminist ground, the course seeks to raise consciousness about the hidden interests and assumptions of the law, to move toward a more principled jurisprudence that serves gender, racial, and class-based justice.