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Program in Law and History
The Program in Law and History was established in 2007. The program's mission is to support the study of law in its historical context. The program brings together scholars and students from the University of Minnesota and around the world to foster teaching and research in all areas and periods of legal history.
The Program in Law and History announces the Erickson Graduate Fellowship in Law and History, made possible by a generous gift from Kristine S. Erickson '72 and Ronald A. Erickson '60. For information about the Summer 2009 competition and application process (Deadline: March 27, 2009), click here.
Spring 2009 Workshops
Lindquist & Vennum Conference Room, Law School
(unless otherwise noted)
Papers pre-circulated electronically a week in advance. For questions or to be added to the mailing list, contact Kristen Gandrow, kgandrow@umn.edu or 612-626-5048.
Schedule of Speakers
FEBRUARY
Friday
2/20/09
1:30 PM |
Danny LaChance, 2008 Erickson Graduate Fellow, Program in Law and History/PhD candidate, American Studies, University of Minnesota
"State of Confusion: Social Engineering, Vigilante Distrust, and Capital Punishment in the Contemporary United States."
Room 471 (Mondale Hall)
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Friday
2/27/09
10:30-
11:30 AM |
Kirsten Nussbaumer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
"'A Fundamental Article of Republican Government': Fixity of Suffrage Law in the U.S. Constitution of 1787-88." |
MARCH
Friday
3/6/09
12:15-
1:15 PM |
Eva Van Dassow, Associate Professor, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota
"Freedom in the Ancient Near East." |
Friday
3/13/09
12:15-
1:15 PM |
Mary Lou Fellows, Everett Fraser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
"Æthelgifu's Will as Hagiography."
Note: This session will be held in Room 475 of the Law School. |
APRIL
Friday
4/3/09
10:30-
11:30 AM |
Andy Urban, 2008-09 Alumni Fund Fellow, Program in Law and History/PhD candidate, History, University of Minnesota
"Thieves in the Home: Criminal Law, Domestic Servants, and the Maintenance of Social Boundaries." |
Friday
4/10/09
1:30-
2:30 PM |
Xiangyu Hu, PhD candidate, History, University of Minnesota
"The Emperor's Men or the Manchu Lords' Slaves? The Bannerman, the Emperor, and the Manchu Banner Lord." |
Friday
4/17/09
12:15-
1:15 PM |
Masako Nakamura, 2008-09 Alumni Fund Fellow, Program in Law and History/PhD candidate, History, University of Minnesota
"Prostitutes and Illegitimate Mixed-Heritage Children in the U.S. Occupation of Japan and the Law"
Note: This session will be held in Room 475 of the Law School. |
Monday
4/20/09
4:00 PM
Room 50 |
2009 Erickson Distinguished Lecture
Richard Helmholz, Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
"Individual Conscience in European Legal History, 1200-1650"
Reception: 5 PM, Lindquist & Vennum Conference Room |
Friday
4/24/09
12:15-
1:15 PM |
Jeff Manuel, PhD candidate, History, University of Minnesota
"Taconite's Life in the Law: A Non-Modern History." |
MAY
Friday
5/1/09
12:15-
1:15 PM |
Erika Lee, Fesler-Lampert Professor in the Public Humanities Associate, Professor Department of History and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota
"The 'Yellow Peril' and Immigration Restriction in North and South America in the 1920s and 1930s." |
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Director
Barbara Welke
Professor of Law, Associate Professor of History
American Legal and Constitutional History
Faculty Steering Committee
Susanna Blumenthal
Associate Professor of Law
and History
American Legal History
Thomas P. Gallanis
Professor of Law
English and European Legal History
Assistant
Kristen Gandrow
kgandrow@umn.edu
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