The Myth of Transparent Translation: Legal Epistemology and Social Science
- Location: Brown University Legal Studies Seminar
- Research area: Legal profession
Oct 2009, Elizabeth Mertz
Using an in-depth study of the language found in U.S. first-year law school classrooms, Mertz discussed fundamental aspects of the epistemology conveyed to law students. At two levels, she examines the "myth of transparent translation" -- first, within the law school classroom, and then in efforts to translate between law and social science. The Brown Legal Studies Seminar (BLSS) is an interdisciplinary colloquium series, featuring cutting-edge research on law and legal institutions, from a wide range of vantage points across the social sciences and humanities.