Law & Humanities Blog


"A blog about law, literature, and the humanities."

Author: This blog is sponsored by the Law & Humanities Institute, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting interdisciplinary studies between law and the humanities, focusing on law and literature, law and narrative, legal history, sociology of law, and other fields of study involving the humanities and law. Daniel J. Solove, a law professor at the George Washington University, is on the institute's board of governors and also contributes to Concurring Opinions. He is also the author of Understanding Privacy, The Future of Reputation and The Digital Person. Christine Alice Corcos is an associate law professor at Louisiana State University.

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Recent Posts from Law & Humanities Blog


  • Singing About Species

    Charles Darwin has his own minstrel. The Scientist's Victoria Stern writes about Philadelphia entertainer Brett Keyser, who sings about Mr. Darwin's accomplishments, both on the street and in a one-man show called "Darwinii: The Comeuppance…

  • The Right of Publicity and "Crime of the Century" Cases

    Edward Larson, Pepperdine University School of Law, has published "Murder Will Out: Rethinking the Right of Publicity Through One Classic Case," in volume 26 Rutgers Law Review (2009). Here is the abstract. In this forthcoming…

  • It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Scrooge, and Other Tales From La La Land

    Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law, has published "How Movies Created the Financial Crisis", in the Michigan State Law Review for Winter 2009. Here is the abstract. Narrative makes sense out of…

  • Law, Humanities and the Medical Curriculum

    Jennifer Bard, Texas Tech University School of Law, Thomas William Mayo, Southern Methodist School of Law, and Stacey A. Tovino, Drake University School of Law have published "Three Ways of Looking at a Health Law…

  • LCCHP Announces Winners of Annual Student Writing Competition

    From the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP)The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2009 annual student writing competition, sponsored by Andrews Kurth LLP. The…

  • Translation, Comparative Law, and Localism

    P. G. Monateri, University of Turin School of Law has published "'Cunning Passages': Traductology, Comparison and Ideology in the Law and Language Story." Here is the abstract.My standpoint in this paper is that in affording…

  • Reza Banakar, University of Westminster School of Law, has published "In Search of Heimat: A Note on Franz Kafka’s Concept of Law," in volume 22 of Law and Literature (Summer 2010). Here is the abstract.Are…

  • Positions Open

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW and SOCIETY JOB DESCRIPTION: Successful candidates will be expected to teach courses in each of the following categories: (1) Introduction to Law and Society and/or Introduction to Law and Justice, (2)…

  • Conference on Legal Fictions in Early Cultures, UCI

    From Robin S. Stewart, Department of English, University of California, Irvine, Information on the Webcast of the UCI Graduate Student Conference "Legal Fictions in Early Cultures"Here's the link to the online version of the conference:http://www.humanities.uci.edu/earlycultures/news/Legal_Fictions.phpAnd…

  • Legal Fictions

    Nancy J. Knauer, Temple University School of Law, has published Legal Fictions and Juristic Truth, in volume 22 of St. Thomas Law Review (2010). Here is the abstract. The classic legal fiction is a curious…