Popular Media, Fear Appeals, and a Sense of Humor: Three Approaches to Engaging Students in Justice Learning, Teaching Substantive Law and Lawyering Skills, and Preparing Students for the “Real World"

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The objective of this section is to expand the use of multi-media in clinic seminars and practicums. First, we will explore using popular media to unpack complex issues surrounding poverty, politics, race and identity. Second, we will discuss how complex substantive law concepts can be introduced through multi-media. Finally, we will demonstrate how multi-media can be applied to teach core lawyering skills. We draw from our combined experience teaching in transactional clinics, immigration clinics, family law clinics, and practicums to demonstrate the breadth and utility of multi-media in the classroom and will present on multi-media, skills and concepts that are transferable across different fields of practice.