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Introduction to the subject, relation between law and literature, contents of the lesson, presentation of the literal work which are going to be read during the term, the method of the lesson. |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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Scope of the legal subjects, the relation with other disciplines, connection between law and literature. |
William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
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The concept of law, working of the legal system, presumption of innocence (It is examined by analyzing The Process written by Franz Kafka) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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Law and gender, patriarchal society (It is examined by analyzing Asılacak Kadın written by Pınar Kür) |
William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
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The concept of utopia and dystopia and the relationship between political power and individual, state of law. (It is examined by analyzing 1984 written by George Orwell) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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The right to due process, penal sanctioning, the aim of punishment (It is examined by analyzing In the Penal Colony written by Franz Kafka) |
William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
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Mid-term exam |
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The problematic of describing the concept of law, legal positivism. (It is examined by analyzing Murtaza written by Orhan Kemal) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009.
William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003.
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The concept of liberty, crime and punishment (It is examined by analyzing Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Mihayloviç Dostoyevski) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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The relationship between society – individual and punishment. (It is examined by analyzing The Stranger written by Albert Camus) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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The principle of equality, prohibition of discrimination. (It is examined by analyzing To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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The right of civil disobedience. (It is examined by analyzing Antigone written by Sophokles.) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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The Culture of democracy (It is examined by analyzing Blindness written by Jose Saramago.) |
William Domnarski, “Law and Literature”, Legal Studies F., 2003. |
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The culture of democracy (It is examined by analyzing Seeing written by Jose Saramago.) |
Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature, Harvard University Press, 7 April 2009. |
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An overview |
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Final Exam |
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