All Caught Up on Schitt's Creek? Attend a University of Chicago Law School Lecture—from Home
Look, we get it—we're almost a year into the pandemic, and it's shaping up to be a long winter. Perhaps you've long since finished the latest season of The Crown, binged The Queen's Gambit, re-watched Game of Thrones, tried recreating Mark's chicken tagine pies from The Great British Baking Show, and seen every episode of Schitt's Creek.
The University of Chicago Law School has your back—and your brain. Thanks in part to the pandemic-driven uptick in virtual lectures and conferences, the Law School is offering more opportunities than ever for our community and the general public to hear from our scholars and connect with cutting-edge ideas. (Hey, can Netflix give you that?)
So, the next time you're looking for great content, visit the Law School's list of event recordings. You can join two members of the faculty as they explore legal issues in the Game of Thrones or learn more about the ways in which companies exploit cognitive biases to manipulate consumers into making online purchases. You can catch lectures on pandemic-era innovation incentives and the role of regional banks in the economy. You can even consider how the law enables us to tackle big issues by coordinating behavior or listen to Valerie Jarrett, a distinguished senior fellow at the Law School, as she discusses police reform or voter suppression.
Many of the offerings are recordings of virtual lectures and conferences, but some are recordings of live events that took place before the pandemic began. In addition to lectures and “lunch talk” discussions—some of which are part of special sequences such as the the Coase-Sandor Global Lecture series, the Discussion Series on Policing, or Chicago’s Best Ideas—you will find full-length symposia. Those conferences feature top experts on topics such as gun violence, police reform, pandemic law, or the legacy of Earl B. Dickerson, the influential lawyer, business leader, and civil activist who in 1920 became the Law School's first Black JD graduate. In many cases, you can find a separate video for each panel.
Event recordings are updated regularly, so be sure to check back to find the latest offerings. You can also visit our Events Page to search for upcoming lectures and conferences. Using the menu along the right side, you can search by event type (lecture, academic conference, etc.), as well as by date, keyword, or program affiliation.