Today at UC Berkeley, the Conference on Law and the Emotions. The program is in the continuation for this post.
Thursday, February 8th, 2007, Afternoon and Evening 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration Belvedere Ballroom Foyer, Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina 5:00 - 5:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductory Comments (Kathy Abrams) Belvedere Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina ________________________________________ 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. Panel I: New Work Belvedere Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina Speakers: Rachel Moran (chair), School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Cheshire Calhoun, Department of Philosophy, Colby College, "Hope Matters" [abstract] [full paper] Devon Carbado, UCLA School of Law, "Acting White: The Good Black/Bad Black Problem" [abstract] Laurel Fletcher, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, "Stay the Hand of Justice: Whose Priorities Take Priority?" [abstract] [full paper] Hila Keren, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "Law in the Cultivation of Hope" [abstract] [full paper] Elizabeth V. Spelman, Department of Philosophy, Smith College, "Law and the Cultivation of Desire" [abstract] In this session, panelists will offer short presentations showcasing exciting new work in law and the emotions. ________________________________________ 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Yerba Buena Room, Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina Speaker: Arlie Hochschild, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, February 9th, 2007, All Day 8:00 a.m. Bus Shuttle to Boalt Hall Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________ 9:15 – 11:00 a.m. Dean's Welcome Panel II: Law and the Mind Sciences Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Speakers: Terry Maroney (chair), Vanderbilt University Law School Jeremy Blumenthal, Syracuse University College of Law, "Moral Passions or Passionate Morals? Emotion, Moral Decision-making, and the Law" [abstract] Oliver Goodenough, Vermont Law School, and the Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research "Comments and Considerations on the Way Forward" [abstract] [precis] Owen Jones, Vanderbilt University Law School & Department of Biological Sciences, "Biology, Emotions, and Law" [abstract] [precis] Elizabeth A. Phelps, Department of Psychology, New York University "Emotion and the Brain: Potential Insights for Legal Decisions" [abstract] In this session, panelists will explore the legal relevance of new advances in emotion theory in fields such as cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral biology. ________________________________________ 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________ 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Panel III: Law and Emotions in Action Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Speakers: Susan Bandes (chair), College of Law, DePaul University Peter Huang, Beasley School of Law, Temple University, "Law and Human Flourishing: Happiness, Affective Neuroscience, and Paternalism" [abstract] [precis] Dan Kahan, Yale Law School, "Two Conceptions of Emotion in Risk Regulation" [abstract] [full paper] Sharon Krause, Department of Political Science, Brown University, "Public Deliberation, Democratic Politics, and the Feeling of Impartiality" [abstract] [full paper] Jeffrey Rachlinski, Cornell University Law School, "Judicial Intuition" [abstract] [full paper] In this session, panelists will draw on sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to explore the workings of emotion in social and institutional contexts in which law plays a role. ________________________________________ 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley (right across from the University of California campus) Speaker: Dacher Keltner, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________ 3:00 – 4:45 p.m. Roundtable: Theorizing the Law/Emotion Relationship Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Speakers: Kathryn Abrams (chair), School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Angela Harris, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Carol Sanger, Columbia University Law School Jonathan Simon, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley Robin West, Georgetown University Law Center ________________________________________ 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks (Susan Bandes) Goldberg Room, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________ 5:00 p.m. Official End of Conference
