Art is often associated with creativity, expression, and experimentation, and law with adherence, precedent, rigidity, and structure. But are these two practices really so divergent? Can they inform and improve upon each other? Panelists Brian Frye, Philip Gotanda, Elizabeth Kovats, and Mary Kathryn Nagle will consider these questions in the context of a pandemic, racial reckoning, and a society in need of empathy, with Sarang Shah as moderator.

Frye is Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law, as well as a filmmaker and producer of the podcast Ipse Dixit.

Gotanda is a professor and department vice chair in UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. He holds a law degree and is a respected playwright and independent filmmaker.

Kovats teaches innovation and design at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Berkeley Law and served as director of the Berkeley Roundtable on Applied Innovation and Design (BRAID).

Nagle is a partner at Pipestem Law, an accomplished playwright, and a frequent speaker on issues related to restoration of tribal sovereignty, tribal self-determination, Indian civil and constitutional rights, and safety of Native women.

Shah is a third-year law student at Berkeley Law focused on political economy, economic justice, and the arts community.

This event is presented by UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, and the Arts and Innovation Advocates at Berkeley Law.

Participants and topics are subject to change; visit Berkeley Arts + Design (artsdesign.berkeley.edu) for the most up-to-date series information.