Legal History
Faculty Research
Serena Mayeri Uncovers Connections Between Race, Sex in U.S. Antidiscrimination Law
Serena Mayeri’s scholarship focuses on the historical impact of progressive and conservative social movements on legal and constitutional change. She is the author of Reasoning from Race: Feminism, Law, and the Civil Rights Revolution.
Sample Penn Law Courses
- Constitutional Law Courses
- Perspectives on the Law Courses
- 2Ls and 3Ls may explore a Legal History topic further through an Independent Study or an Independent Research Seminar
More Courses at Penn
Take up to four classes within the University as part of your JD. Courses recently taken by Penn Law students include:
- Topics in American History (Department of History, School of Arts & Sciences)
- Race, Nation, Empire (Department of Anthropology, School of Arts & Sciences)
- 20th Century Afro-American Historiography (Department of History, School of Arts & Sciences)
- Proseminar in Urban Studies (Department of History, School of Arts & Sciences)
- Colloquium in the History of Law and Social Policy (Department of History, School of Arts & Sciences)