Relationship between cinema and law within legal education

Abstract

Using the authors Martha Nussbaum and Marilena Chauí as a theoretical framework, the article aims to discuss the usefulness of cinema in legal education. It is assumed that the cinema assists the Law -which, because it is broad, comprehends innumerable subjects within it -, since there is the use of complex themes in order to be more accessible, and always covering the critical and emotional sense of the student. In this way, the work will begin with an investigation about education and educational trends,focusing on constructivism. Afterwards, we will investigate the history of art as a whole and its relationship with society at the time, until reaching the point where cinema was created in 1895. Finally, it will discuss how cinema, as art, influences thelaw student in his learning, observing the critical and emotional sense linked to cinema, and whether such a link would be beneficial for a legal education.