1)
Read
the following article by Austin
Sarat on Law in
the Liberal Arts by clicking here.
2)
Watch
the audiovisual presentation by clicking
here.
3)
Read
the article on Law and the social sciences by
Jonathan R. Macey by clicking here.
4)
Based
on the article by Austin Sarat, explain the importance of
teaching law in the liberal arts and outline the difference between teaching
and learning law in the liberal arts and in law school.
5)
Based
on the article by Macey, explain the distinguishing characteristics of the law
and social science approaches.
6)
Give
examples of Social Science disciplines that examine Law. What are their goals
and main characteristics? For this question, you may want to watch the audiovisual
presentation again and search the Internet for more examples.
7)
Write
one question about Law and Social Sciences for the test bank.
8)
Look
for an article dealing with a legal issue from a Social Science perspective in
the Academic Search Premier database available for free at Algoma U’s Arthur
Wishart Library (there is also access to this database from off campus). Provide
the title, author, and source of the article. Very briefly summarize the
article, focusing on the way the legal issue is examined from a Social Science
perspective.
9)
Pass
in a written report answering all these questions next class. You can work
individually or in small groups. There is no page limit, but ideally the length
of the report should be about 3 to 4 pages.
N.B.: This is part of
the class activities. This project is assessed as any other activity. It has no
separate grade.