Tag Archives: Tradition
“Reimagining ‘Justice’ in Environmental Justice: Radical Ecologies, Decolonial Thought, and the Black Radical Tradition” by Laura Pulido and Juan De Lara, 2018
“The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America” by Jonathan Kozol, 2005
Submitted by: Monika L. Son, Assistant Professor, Chair and Director, Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
To read online: “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America”. The recommended text is from Chapter 2: “Hitting them Hardest when they are Small”. Open book and go to Chapter 2 in the Table of Contents.
“This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.” Visiting nearly 60 public schools, Kozol finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city children in the 15 years since federal courts began dismantling the landmark 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. First, the segregation of black children is at a level not seen since 1968. Few of these students know any white children. Second, discipline modeled on methods traditionally used in prisons is targeted at black and Hispanic children. And third, liberal education in our inner-city schools has been increasingly replaced by culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction. Kozol pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, and offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.
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“Islam: A Very Short Introduction” by Malise Ruthven, 2012
Submitted by: Hyunhee Park, Associate Professor, Dept. of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
To read online: “Islam: A Very Short Introduction”
“Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents–who now number over a billion worldwide–would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means “self-surrender” and is closely related to salaam, the word for peace.”
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“Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers” by Takeda Izumo, Original Publication, 1748
Submitted by: Hyunhee Park, Associate Professor, Dept. of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
This play is not available online at the John Jay library or on the open Internet. However, the physical book is located at the John Jay Library in the Stacks at PL794.6.K3 E5 1971. The original document may be borrowed from the Internet Archive at archive.org. It is a free sign up and you can borrow the book for up to 2 weeks. Do a search at the site.
“Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better know in Kabuki performances (and originally published in the 1800s). In the twentieth century, cinema and television versions have been equally successful. Donald Keene here presents a complete translation of the original text, with notes and an introduction that increase the reader’s comprehension and enjoyment of the play. The introduction also elucidates the idea of loyalty. This traditional virtue, as exemplified in Chushingura, has never completely lost its hold on audiences, in spite of twentieth-century changes in Japanese society and moral ideas. Moreover, as Professor Keene points out, the excitement, color and violence expressed in the play may be considered the counterpoint to the austere restraint and understatement which are more commonly thought to be “traditionally” Japanese. Popularly known as the Tale of the 47 Ronin, this is one of the most famous stories in Japanese history and literature – and one well worth knowing because it is so basic to an understanding of Japanese culture. Based on a series of actual events at the beginning of the 18th century, Chushingura tells the story of a group of samurai who have lost their Master to ritual suicide (“seppuku”). The suicide was ordered as honorable atonement for the master’s purportedly unjustified treatment of a court official. The term “Ronin” refers to samurai (also known as “retainers”) who are masterless – which usually means their master (lord, or daimyo) has been killed or disgraced. In this story the samurai, now left on their own as ronin, plot revenge against that court official. Without going further with the story, it’s impact was to underscore the basic Japanese virtues of loyalty, bravery, and self-sacrifice. You’ll find treatments of this famous historical incident throughout Japanese literature, art, film and drama. This version was written for the puppet theater, known as Bunraku.”
This original play is out of copyright. However, a new publication date of 1971 is copyrighted. It is not available online, but may be checked out of the library. It may be borrowed from the Internet Archive at archive.org. It is a free sign up and you can borrow the book for up to 2 weeks.
“Witchcraft: A Human Rights Conflict Between Customary/Traditional Laws and the Legal Protection of Women in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa” by Maakor Quarmyne, 2011
Submitted by: Catherine Kemp, Associate Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Click to read online: Witchcraft: A Human Rights Conflict Between Customary/Traditional Laws and the Legal Protection of Women in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
This article addresses the legal implications for women, particularly older women, in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. Part I explores the foundation for the belief in witchcraft and witchcraft’s place in and effect on the social ordering within communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Part II examines the clash of customary/traditional laws against state legal systems, mostly common and civil law traditions. Witchcraft historically fell under the jurisdiction of customary/traditional legal systems,’and, today, accused witches in sub-Saharan Africa have no specific legal or human rights protections under most state constitutions.’ State action is enough to protect these women, or whether specific rights are being violated under state laws. Part III follows with an analysis of various international treaties, principles, and norms and explores international law and human rights standards that could or should arguably protect this victimized class of women in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa
This is a library resource and can be accessed using the John Jay login credentials. This article is from the William & Mary Journal of Women & the Law.; Winter 2011, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p475-507,
“General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global Perspective” by William Twining, 2009
Submitted by: Catherine Kemp, Associate Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
To read online or download: “General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global Perspective”
From book: “This book explores how globalisation influences the understanding of law. Adopting a broad concept of law and a global perspective, it critically reviews mainstream Western traditions of academic law and legal theory. Its central thesis is that most processes of so-called ‘globalisation’ take place at sub-global levels and that a healthy cosmopolitan discipline of law should encompass all levels of social relations and the legal ordering of these relations. It illustrates how the mainstream Western canon of jurisprudence needs to be critically reviewed and extended to take account of other legal traditions and cultures. Written by the one of the foremost scholars in the field, this important work presents an exciting alternative vision of jurisprudence. It challenges the traditional canon of legal theorists and guides the reader through a field undergoing seismic changes in the era of globalisation. This is essential reading for all students of jurisprudence and legal theory.”
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Twining, W. (2009). General jurisprudence : Understanding law from a global perspective. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com