Abstract
This issue contains two special sections. In one, Heeding the Call of Justice: Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Events, nine scholars from several different disciplines reflect on the proliferation of public writing produced by humanists and others in allied disciplines during the Trump years in the United States. They explore the motives that led them to take on a public role in their work. They reflect on the work they have done and offer thoughts about what they might do in the near future. These contributions offer lessons about writing for a public audience and the value put on it by their colleagues and the universities in which they work.
In our regular commentary section LCH takes up the issue of Is There (Should There Be) a Law & Humanities Canon? Among the questions they explore are what texts/questions/debates knit the field of law, culture and humanities together. Should we identify a law and humanities canon? If so, of what would it consist? Can we have a global/ inclusive canon? Or should we resist canonization?