Seminar in Ethical Values (YR)

LAW9089
Section 7, Fall 23

Schedule Information

Enrollment: 6/11
Credits: 0

Course Description

This is the first half of a yearlong seminar. We will focus on what we can learn about how to live from short works of literature. Last year, we read Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," Edwin Abbott’s "Flatland," Sandra Cisneros's "The House on Mango Street," Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart." Our first two books this coming year will be "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and "Flatland" by Edwin Abbott. Once we have gotten to know each other a bit, we will choose the remaining three books by consensus from an extensive list of possibilities supplemented with student suggestions.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: JD students are given priority for this course during the LCS enrollment lottery process. LLM students may enroll in the course during the SIS Add/Drop process. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: Seminar in Ethical Values (1-Term) (9091)

Laptops Allowed: No

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: See course description.

Course Notes: The five class sessions will occur on Mondays at 6:00pm. A schedule of the specific class sessions will be posted on our Canvas site before the beginning of the fall add-drop period (Sept. 5th). Contact Prof. Verkerke (rip@law.virginia.edu) with substantive or logistical questions.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 123819920

Modified Type: UVA Law Seminar (Excl.)

Cross Listed: No

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