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Pre-field course for undergraduates participating in the Alternative Spring Break program.

Powerful unconscious forces impact human and social life. Depth psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Wilhelm Reich, and others, studies these forces and how they shape inner life, personal relationships, religion, politics, art, and many other domains. The course draws from the founders, particularly Jung, and then goes on to include materials from modern theorists, primarily neo-Jungian. The starting point is how the unconscious and conscious mind interact in the individual person's life. We consider the implications of this interaction for psychotherapy and pathology as well as for ordinary life. On the social side, several sessions focus on religion and, to a lesser extent, mythology from a depth psychology perspective. The inquiry is open-ended throughout, encouraging personal reflection and engagement.

(Same as AMSTUD 105Q) This seminar focuses on the interface between two important subjects: law and popular culture. Before class, students will see a series of films or television shows relating to law, lawyers, and the legal system. There is also a weekly homework assignment based on materials in the assigned text and the assigned film or TV show. We will discuss the pop culture treatment of subjects such as the adversary system, good and bad lawyers, female and gay lawyers, the work life of lawyers, legal education, ethical issues, the jury system, and criminal and civil justice. The seminar discussions will draw on film theory and film-making technique to deepen understanding of the interrelationship between law and popular culture. The discussions will illuminate the ways in which pop culture products both reflect and change social views about law and lawyers. The assigned text is Michael Asimow & Shannon Mader, "Law and Popular Culture: A Course Book" (Peter Lang 2004).

Preference to sophomores. The conflict between translating rules for social interaction into legal practices versus deciding what constitutes impermissible harm-causing, coercion, or discrimination. Approaches to this conflict through cases such as: can government forbid wetland development without compensating property owners; why might private nurses or Playboy bunnies but not flight attendants be selected on the basis of gender; why is gender equality in resource distribution provided for college athletes but not math graduate students?

Preference to sophomores. From the passage of the first criminal statute in 1850 through present-day sentencing and prison reform efforts. The 1976 Determinate Sentencing Act and subsequent problems in the sentencing system. This course will trace the history of California's criminal sentencing system in an attempt to uncover possible explanations for this remarkable evolution. The 1994 Three Strikes Law in 1994. Sources include historical documents and policy analysis. Interdisciplinary historical inquiry. Final research paper.

Preference to sophomores. This course is an introduction to the American criminal justice system, through the lens of the criminal courts. The course focuses on the structures and theories at play in the criminal court system, emphasizing court procedures, structures, constitutional guarantees, and the trial process. It examines the roles of individual agents - the police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, probation officers, and corrections officials.

This course will study the main international human rights declarations, treaties, covenants, committees, courts and tribunals. It will look at the effect of nation states, regional bodies, and key economic and military organizations upon human rights. Categories of rights -- civil, political, social, economic and cultural -- will be analyzed, with a particular focus on the rights of women and children, and the right to culture.

Most Americans know that discrimination on the basis of race, sex and religion is unlawful. Seems simple enough. But advertisements in the back of newspapers still announce: Single White Female Seeks Single White Male? Isn't that discrimination on the basis of race and sex? Most businesses don't consider men for women's locker room or bathroom attendant. And why aren't those men and women's bathrooms and locker rooms illegal segregation? After all we know what would happened if some business set up separate bathrooms for blacks and whites. Isn't it discrimination for an employer to insist that men wear a jacket and tie and women to wear nylons and a skirt? Why are some forms of discrimination unlawful and others not? Why is discrimination against short people, overweight people or people with annoying personalities not against the law? We'll answer these and many other questions by looking court cases, legal theory and philosophy. We may also have conversations with guest lecturers who work in civil rights enforcement and the seminar may include a field trip to visit the offices of civil rights lawyers (lawyers tend to be busy people so these opportunities will depend on their schedules.) No prerequisites other than an open mind and a willingness to delve into unfamiliar material. Evaluation will be based on class participation and a short final paper.

This course will examine the many unprecedented changes in American family patterns during the past half century. Particular attention will be given to the role of law as it reflects and facilitates these developments. Topics to be covered include: same-sex marriage, no fault divorce, reproductive technologies, adoption, interracial relationships and mixed race families, the decline in marriage, and the changing economic positions of men and women.