English 185rj. Race, Speech, and the Law

Instructor: Louis Menand
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45am | Location: TBD

Supreme Court cases on race relations and free speech from Dred Scott to the Harvard University cases. Did we go through a constitutional looking glass on January 20, 2025? If so, how did we get there?

This course satisfies the “1900-Present Guided Elective" requirement for English concentrators and Secondary Field students.