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HISTORY 361B

Topics in US History: Readings in American Legal History

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

This graduate readings course is designed to provide students with an introduction to some of the major historiographical developments in American legal history, from its colonial origins to the present day. We will consider major interpretive problems in the field as well as key methodological debates that have defined it.

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1 Term
Colloquium 1Open
ID: 27911
0 / 12 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:3 PM – 5:50 PM
LOCATION:200-230
INSTRUCTOR:
Gienapp, Jonathan, Twitty, Anne
5units

HISTORY 361B: Topics in US History: Readings in American Legal History

5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

This graduate readings course is designed to provide students with an introduction to some of the major historiographical developments in American legal history, from its colonial origins to the present day. We will consider major interpretive problems in the field as well as key methodological debates that have defined it.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Colloquium — Thursday 3:00 PM – 5:50 PM — 200-230 — Gienapp, Jonathan, Twitty, Anne (Graduate)

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