Law and Outlaw

Law and Outlaw is an intense – and intensive – interdisciplinary program. We pull together threads from legal studies, U.S. social and legal history, cultural studies and folklore, digital imaging, and visual studies to engage our worlds in ways beyond the scope of these disciplines alone.

We deal with issues of crime and punishment, justice and injustice, truth and untruth, and much much more throughout the American present and past. We engage events and outcomes which are often – and often at the same time – tragic, unbelievable, heroic, hilarious, beautiful, ugly and plain.

In the old Evergreen way, we schedule classes in big blocks of time and take frequent short breaks as stopping points emerge. This allows us to pace ourselves in terms of workflow, energy level, completion of tasks, caffeine emergencies, etc. We also stop to eat when we’re hungry, although we have been known at times to sort of eat constantly.

Mondays
12-3pm – Sem 2 A1105 – large group
3-5pm – reserved for team meetings

Thursdays
12-2pm – Sem B 2107, 2109 – separate seminars
2-5pm – Sem 2 B1105 – large group

Fridays
12-2pm – Sem 2 A2107, 2109 – separate seminars
2-5pm – Sem 2 A1105 – large group

Large Group – Typical large group classes are law workshops, history lectures, films, student panels, reading and writing practice, outlaw cultural studies, plus digital photography and Photoshop instruction, scholarly research instruction and practice, student slide shows, social media labs, etc.

Separate Seminars – Reading seminar, contemporary events discussion, program planning, reading and writing practice, peer editing and writing support, computer labs, synthesis-of-ideas discussions, other stuff better done in smaller groups.

Contemplative Learning – The foundation of our teaching is a deep and abiding respect for quiet, meaningful, and unhurried study. We believe searching for truths about the human condition is both sacred duty and political necessity, and we rely on you to bring meaning  and care to your search as learning individuals and in learning community.

Learning Community – Law and Outlaw is a three quarter coordinated studies program built on the beauty and power of learning community. We commit ourselves – and encourage you to do the same – to one of the few uniquely old-school Evergreen experiences left to us today: the year long, interdisciplinary learning community. To stay together for a year is test, trial, treachery, tenderness and transformation.