SEM-6095: Seminar: Race, Gender, and the Law

There is much power in the law. Power to create and take away rights, power to protect, and power to influence. But what if such power directly affected certain groups based on race, gender, sexuality, or all three? Whether that effect is good or bad is a subject of discussion for this course. From the macro aspect of Title VII to the narrowed CROWN Act, the influence of race, gender, and sexuality on the law is ever present. This course will examine the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality. It will include an overview of substanative law and the latest legal developments involving race, sexuality, and/or gender. The primary aim of this course is to study how race, gender, and sexuality have influenced today's laws overtime through the present. This course constitutes a Long Paper Offering. In addition to writing a final paper, you will present about your paper topic to your colleagues in the approved format of your choosing (tradional presentation, op-ed, podcast, etc.).