Critical Legal Theory
An exploration of legal history and ideas, featuring the academics and activists who created them.
Podcasting since 2022 • 10 episodes
Critical Legal Theory
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Episode 10: Duncan Kennedy on his 1983 Work “Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy: A Polemic Against the System.”
In this episode, we’re bringing you the second portion of another interview with Duncan Kennedy. Here, Craig Orbelian and Duncan discuss Duncan’s 1983 work “Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy: A Polemic Against the System.”
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Duncan Kennedy on His 1981 "Rebels from Principle: Changing the Corporate Law Firm from Within"
In this episode, we’re bringing you the first portion of another interview with Duncan Kennedy. Here, Craig Orbelian and Duncan discuss Duncan’s 1981 Root Room lecture which formed the basis of his essay “Rebels From Principle.” I...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: Duncan Kennedy on the Cultural and Personal History of Critical Legal Studies (Part Two)
In this episode, you’ll hear the second part of an interview with Duncan Kennedy by Rio Pierce. In this part, Kennedy delves into his family’s personal history and his own early, formative educational and professional life experiences. He touch...
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Episode 7: Duncan Kennedy on the Cultural and Personal History of Critical Legal Studies (Part One)
In this episode, you’ll hear the first part of an interview with Duncan Kennedy by Rio Pierce. In this part, Kennedy discusses the value of oral histories and delves into a personal and cultural history of CLS. He touches on ideas like:
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Episode 6: Duncan Kennedy on the Emergence of the Critical Legal Studies movement (Part Three)
Duncan Kennedy is the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Emeritus at Harvard Law School. He is well known as one of the founders of the Critical Legal Studies movement.This episode is the final segment of Abbey Marr’s in...
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