personal statement
reading lawyer films
film criticism for students of law
narrative & storytelling in film
telling film stories: screenwriting
film genres|types of stories
the hero archetype
obstacles
obstacles to reading films
the reality critique
additional resources
theory academic disciplines
women lawyers and film
previews of lawyer/legal films
jurisprudence and film
crime documentaries
film journals links
bibliography
instructor's writings
Reading/ Teaching Lawyer Films, 28 Vt. L. Rev. 814 (2004)][on-line text][For a condensed version of the essay, see Reading Lawyer Films, 25 (1) Les Cahiers de l’APLIUT (2006)][on-line text]
For a critique of legal film critics, see James R. Elkins, Popular Culture, Legal Films, and Legal Film Critics, 40 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 745 (2007)[on-line text]
[Note: Parts of the Vermont Law Review and Loyola-Los Angeles Law Review articles have been revised and incorporated into the course website.]
Professor James R. Elkins
college of law|west virginia university
