Topics based on films

Write a 75 word response to each topic below. Paragraphs not structured in essay form.Week 4 Films: A Civil Action (1998) (ND, Y); Erin Brockovich (2000) (A, ND, Y) • Topic: How can we utilize Galanter’s discussion of one-shotters and repeat players (in “Why the Haves Come Out Ahead”) to understand the outcomes of these two trials? Week 5 Films: Adam’s Rib (1949) (A, Y); The Accused (1988) (A, ND, Y, X) • Topic: In the reading on Critical Race Theory, the author identifies several key tenets of this approach to law and race: (a) the permanence of racism; (b) experiential knowledge (and counter storytelling); (c) interest convergence theory; (d) intersectionality; (e) Whiteness as property; (f) critique of liberalism; and (g) commitment to social justice. Choose two of these concepts and discuss their relevance to each of the two films assigned for this week. Week 6 Films: Amistad (1997) (A, ND, Y, X); In the Heat of the Night (1967) (A, ND, Y, X) • Topic: Do these two films illustrate how the legal system discriminates against women, or do they show that women can use the legal system to overcome the negative consequences of sexism? Or do we see evidence of both processes at work in these films? Week 7 Films: The Oxbow Incident (1943) (A, Y); The Thin Blue Line (1988) (NS, Y, X) • Topic: How do these two films illustrate the tension between the “due process” and “crime control” models discussed by Packer?