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Law School Enters the Matrix: Teaching Critical Legal Studies

Jerry L. Anderson
Drake University Law School

Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 54, p. 201, 2004

Abstract:
Critical legal theory should be more widely taught as a useful way of analyzing the law. Recent critiques of CLS do not diminish its usefulness as a tool for teaching critical thinking. Many professors, however, find it difficult to convey the essential concept of CLS in a way students can grasp. This article suggests that the popular movie The Matrix may provide a method of explaining critical theory to students.

Keywords: CLS, critical theory, critical legal studies

JEL Classifications: K1, K19

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Date posted: April 07, 2007 ; Last revised: April 07, 2007

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Anderson, Jerry L., Law School Enters the Matrix: Teaching Critical Legal Studies. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=978053

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Jerry L. Anderson (Contact Author)

Drake University Law School ( email )

27th & Carpenter Sts.
Des Moines, IA 50311
United States
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