Title
Reading and Teaching the Constitution
Description
Video recording of a lecture delivered on June 29, 2022, by Steve Steinbach as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series.
Mr. Steinbach was a partner at a law firm in Washington, D.C. before leaving the legal profession for teaching. He is now the chair of the History department at Sidwell Friends, and is the author of With Liberty and Justice for All?: The Constitution in the Classroom.
Mr. Steinbach describes his talk: "Is the Constitution of the United States a 'great book' in the St. John’s tradition? How might the document be read, taught, and understood intelligently, whether in the nation’s classrooms or our wider civic discourse? The lecture will explore the Constitution’s continuing relevance by focusing in part on two critical 'constitutional moments' from the past: the Alien and Sedition Acts controversy and the Dred Scott case."
Mr. Steinbach was a partner at a law firm in Washington, D.C. before leaving the legal profession for teaching. He is now the chair of the History department at Sidwell Friends, and is the author of With Liberty and Justice for All?: The Constitution in the Classroom.
Mr. Steinbach describes his talk: "Is the Constitution of the United States a 'great book' in the St. John’s tradition? How might the document be read, taught, and understood intelligently, whether in the nation’s classrooms or our wider civic discourse? The lecture will explore the Constitution’s continuing relevance by focusing in part on two critical 'constitutional moments' from the past: the Alien and Sedition Acts controversy and the Dred Scott case."
Creator
Publisher
Coverage
Annapolis, MD
Date
2022-06-29
Rights
An email has been received from the lecturer giving permission to record the lecture and make it available online.
Type
moving image
Format
mp4
Subject
Contributor
Language
English
Identifier
Steinbach_Steve_2022-06-29access
Original Format
Zoom video conference
Duration
00:37:59