Political Idiots: On the Strange Affinity Between Philology and Law, with Jesús Velasco
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
Rm 252
Join us for a talk by Jesús Velasco.
Hosted by the DLCL with co-sponsorship from the Stanford Law School.
Abstract:
Contemporary constitutional originalism is closely linked to philological methods and principles. But how? Can we historicize this connection between the production of Law and the development of Philology as a central discipline? Velasco will think about that with the Middle Ages, exploring some genealogical trends of the affinity between philology and law.
Jesús Rodríguez-Velasco is the Augustus R. Street Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and Comparative Literature at Yale University, and the Chair of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese.
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