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Interests
Teaching Philosophy
Utilizing Socratic practices and critical pedagogy, Professor Grant’s teaching is intended to develop knowledge about the experience of minorities (wherever they are), people of color, the poor and those who want to achieve social, political, legal and economic equality. To accomplish this he examines topics relevant to contemporary and critical legal theory involving issues of race, class and gender and the rule of law in a pre/postcolonial and postmodern context. Professor Grant also highlights issues of social change, examining not just the impact of change but also the organizational transformation behind the change.
Research Overview
Professor Grant is a critical socio-legal theorist and psychoanalyst whose work focuses on the intersection of culture, jurisprudence, leadership and power. Applying a law and psychology framework, he examines the relationship between law and inequality. With a particular interest in legal (un)consciousness, he sustains his research in four interconnecting areas: (1) sociology of law and the socio-legal constructs of race, class and gender; (2) leadership and power in cultural contexts; (3) militarism, masculinity and violence in contemporary culture; and (4) institutional compliance and organizational transformation in postmodern society.
Courses Taught
- Social Problems
- Human Rights
- Sociology of Law
- Family Law
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Constitutional Law
- Violence in Society
- Psychology and the Law
- Leadership
- Organizational Behavior
Selected Publications
- 2004. "Rational Choice or Wrongful Discrimination? The Law and Economics of Jury Nullification." 14 George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal 145-187.
- 2004. "Necessity of Multicultural Education in American Democratic Experiment." In Ideas about Teaching Efficacy: Sharing Perspectives. G. Keri (ed.), National Social Science Press.
- 2003. "African American College Football Players and the Dilemma of Exploitation, Racism and Education: A Socio-Economic Analysis of Sports Law." 24 Whittier Law Review 645-661.
- 2003. "Teaching and Learning about Racial Issues in the Modern Classroom." 5 Journal of Radical Pedagogy 1-9.
- 2003. "Social Justice Versus Social Equality: The Capitalistic Jurisprudence of Marcus Garvey." 33 Journal of Black Studies 490-498.
- 2003. "Critical Theory, The Supreme Court and Justice." 9 Pro Bono 3-6.
- 2002. "Are the Indigent Too Poor for Bankruptcy? A Critical Legal Interpretation of the Theory of ‘Fresh Start’ within a Law and Economics Paradigm." 33 University of Toledo Law Review 773-793.
- 2002. "Law and Perceptions: Internal Investigations and Employee Privacy Interest in Public Sector Employment." 71 University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review 1-25.
- 2002. "Policing Jurisdiction in Native American Sovereignty." 15 The Justice Professional 313-318.
Honors and Awards
- 2005 Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award
- 2004 Elected to Faculty Colloquium for Excellence in Teaching (FACET), Indiana University
- 2004-2006 Elected Chair, Law and Society Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
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