Marc Galanther, author of Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture, discussed his research into the increase and changing tone of jokes about attorneys throughout history, and what these jokes say about our culture, in a lecture Feb. 21 at Vanderbilt Law School.
Lawyer jokes subject of lecture at Law School
2/22/2006 4:16 pm
Marc Galanther, author of Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture, discussed his research into the increase and changing tone of jokes about attorneys throughout history, and what these jokes say about our culture, in a lecture Feb. 21 at Vanderbilt University Law School. Read more.
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