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Wherren, AnnaKatherine

Teaching Assistant Professor and Access Services Librarian

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Research

research overview

  • My research is varied and focuses on law as portrayed in fiction such as fantasy and science-fiction, as well as practical legal research such as free and low cost resources for practitioners and inclusive research materials for law students.

keywords

  • interdisciplinary legal research, law in popular culture, law in fantasy, law in science-fiction, law in speculative fiction, acessibility in legal librarianship, inclusivity in legal librarianship, inclusivity in legal research

Teaching

courses taught

  • LAWS 5646 - Foundations of Legal Research
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Designed to move students from the brief introduction to legal research offered in the first-year legal writing classes to the problem-centered research students will perform starting in the summer after their first year. Provides students with a conceptual understanding of the organization and connectivity of legal authority and with instruction in research methodology at both the project and resource levels.

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