Law 318 - Law and Sexuality (Prof. Pearson)

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This course explores a variety of topics such as gender, sexuality, and identity construction and discrimination, sexualized violence, the intersections of race, sexuality and class, disputes over custody, adoption, and reproductive technologies, the imputation of sexuality on minor children, defining consent, and privileged marriages.  The reading assignments are centered around United States case law while drawing on critical theory, current events and popular culture sources to contextualize the topics in the current legal landscape.  Students' grades are based on a paper that satisfies the law school's substantial analytic writing requirement.