I learned crim law (inc law about rape) from this professor: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rape-law … AND I HAVE SOME INSIGHTS
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Even Prof. Suk, who is a bonafide feminist, teaches a class that is clearly delineated by tradition. But the tradition itself is shitty.
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Being forced to play devil's advocate with the subject of rape--alongside classmates, some of whom assuredly buy into rape culture--is awful
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On top of that, by that point in the school year-- what kind of interactions have the sectionmates had with each other?
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Is that student who seems really into defendants' rights also a guy who gets really close to women at parties and won't respect their space?
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It's not a simple hypothetical exercise. It can't be. Not because the students aren't being fair, but because *it can't be.*
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@sarahjeong I agree with what you say. Having a hard time of thinking of a better option though. Thoughts? -
@flourish suspension of the socratic method for teaching rape law would be a good start! -
@flourish socratic method is also just not very good, so idk why it has to be preserved at all - 2 réponses de plus
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