Event Title
Location
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento campus, Classroom E
Start Date
10-3-2016 2:30 PM
End Date
10-3-2016 3:30 PM
Description
The fourth UTOPIA500 presentation was march 10, 2016. Dr. David R. Papke, Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, received an official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from Dr. Malloy. Dr. Papke then spoke about The Communistic Inclinations of Sir Thomas More. A well-known scholar of legal history and law in popular culture, Dr. Papke noted the affinity that existed between the themes in Utopia and the views of Karl Marx as well as those of leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution. He also explored the problem of competing approaches to literary analysis and criticism - whether to seek out an author's intentions or the resonance of a work among its readers over time. This prompted a lively discussion with the Law and Literature students about the continuing impact and relevance of Utopia, 500 years after its first publication.
The Communisitic Inclinations of Sir Thomas More
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento campus, Classroom E
The fourth UTOPIA500 presentation was march 10, 2016. Dr. David R. Papke, Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, received an official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from Dr. Malloy. Dr. Papke then spoke about The Communistic Inclinations of Sir Thomas More. A well-known scholar of legal history and law in popular culture, Dr. Papke noted the affinity that existed between the themes in Utopia and the views of Karl Marx as well as those of leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution. He also explored the problem of competing approaches to literary analysis and criticism - whether to seek out an author's intentions or the resonance of a work among its readers over time. This prompted a lively discussion with the Law and Literature students about the continuing impact and relevance of Utopia, 500 years after its first publication.
