Law And Literature

Mission Statement:

Three purposes motivate this Law And Literature webpage:

• First, to advance scholarship and teaching about the intersection and interaction between (1) all fields of legal theory and practice (domestic or international), and (2) classic literary works (drama, fiction, poetry, essays and rhetoric).
• Second, to promote a common, enduring discourse in the liberal arts tradition, based on those classic literary works, among lawyers about issues relevant to their work.
• Third, to enhance not only the professional life, but also the personal well-being, of lawyers around the world.

Succinctly put, this webpage aims to be an inclusive, productive and fun forum on the interplay of two features that define what it means to be human, Law and Literature.

The Law And Literature webpage, the first of its kind among law schools, is housed at the Wheat Law Library of the University of Kansas School of Law. All its resources are freely available via open access.