Edited by Mallika Kaur, Lecturer of Law, University of California Berkeley School of Law and Lindsay M. Harris, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, US

• ContentsEditors and contributors vii1 Introduction, From avoidance to acceptance: Trauma andemotions in law teaching 1Mallika Kaur and Lindsay M. Harris2 From trauma to transformation: Trauma-informedpedagogy in law school 26Angela P. Harris and Monika Batra Kashyap3 Violent images in legal education 43Amy F. Kimpel4 Using simulations to negotiate the impact of trauma andemotions on professional identity development 60Tianna N. Gibbs5 “The winter we danced”: Emotion, embodiment, andIndigenous legal orders in the Canadian constitutional lawclassroom 74Gillian Calder6 Addressing trauma and emotions in human rights:Reflections from teaching and practice 91Gabrielle Jackson, Sarah Paoletti, and Margaret L. Satterthwaite7 Navigating trauma and emotions while teaching torts 108Nicole Tuchinda8 Teaching trauma and hope in debtor-creditor law 127Anna Lund9 Why, and how, the Socratic method?: One law teacher reflects 145Andrew Bradt10 Domestic violence work as a lens for trauma-informed lawyering 156Deeya Haldar11 Coping as an academic skill 171Maartje Weerdesteijn12 Negotiating trauma in the business law classroom 186Susan R. Jones and Etienne C. Toussaint

‘How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching offers a timely and compelling reimagining of legal education, urging instructors to recognize that learning is as emotional as it is intellectual. [...] Through the authors’ candid reflections, practical strategies, and diverse pedagogical perspectives, the book makes a persuasive case for a more humane, responsive, and emotionally intelligent approach to teaching and ultimately practicing law.’