Author Archives: Bridget Crawford

Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in Women’s Studies 2012-2013 Academic Year

The Institute of Women’s Studies at the University of Ottawa is inviting applications for its Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in Women’s Studies for 2012-2013. The purpose of this fund is to attract highly qualified researchers working on women’s issues. The Visiting … Continue reading

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Why Do Some Gay Men Hate Women?

Writer Ryan O’Connell asks What’s the Deal with Misogynistic Gay Men? over here at Thought Catalog.  And he’s not even talking about the gay men who overtly don’t like women (don’t want to work with them, socialize with them, etc.). … Continue reading

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CFP: ClassCrits V November 16-17, 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION ClassCrits V  From Madison to Zuccotti Park: Confronting Class and Reclaiming the American Dream  Sponsored by University of Wisconsin Law School & The Institute for Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin Law School  Madison, WI.    *     … Continue reading

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Issues in Legal Scholarship — Focus on Feminism

Out of an on-line colloquium organized by Kathy Abrams (I guess you had to be one of the cool kids to be invited; I don’t remember seeing a call), there’s the latest Issues in Legal Scholarship, with these fascinating contributions: Martha Chamallas, Backlash, … Continue reading

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Brown Girl in the Ring (Show Me Your Motion, Not Your Papers)

Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la There’s a brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la la la Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la She looks like a sugar in … Continue reading

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CFP: Social Justice Feminism, Oct. 26-27, 2012 Univ. of Cincinnati

Call for Papers  “Social Justice Feminism” University of Cincinnati College of Law October 26-27, 2012 Keynote Speakers  Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland; Charles Phelps Taft Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Cincinnati  Anika Rahman, President … Continue reading

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Conference Announcement — Women, The Charter, and CEDAW in the 21st Century: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

From Bita Amani and Kathleen Lahey, Co-directors, Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s: Women, The Charter, and CEDAW in the 21st Century: Taking Stock and Moving Forward March 2-3, 2012 Queen’s University Faculty of Law Kingston Ontario This conference is open to anyone interested in equality … Continue reading

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Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Scholarly Residency in Gender, Culture, Religion and Law

From the FLP mailbox: The HBI (Hadassah-Brandeis Institute) at Brandeis University is accepting applications for our spring 2013 seminar focusing on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law.    Scholars working on exploring conflicts between women’s claims to gender equality and legal … Continue reading

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Feminist Research Resource at Barnard

The Barnard College Library has a large collection of feminist ‘zines.  The Barnard Zine Library has its own webpage (here), with finding guides (see here), bibliographies (see here) and teaching resources (here).  The teaching guides could be adapted easily for … Continue reading

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The Origins of Sexual Freedom

Faramerz Dabhoiwala breaks down the topic in The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution, a book forthcoming (April 2012) from Oxford University Press.  Here’s the publisher’s description: A man admits that, when drunk, he tried to have … Continue reading

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LGBT Legal Symposium at the University of Mississippi School of Law – March 23, 2012

From student organizers at the University of Mississippi School of Law: The University of Mississippi School of Law will be hosting the 2nd Annual LGBT Legal Symposium on March 23rd, 2012 at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. Like last … Continue reading

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CFP: IMPRINTS Virtual Journal of the International Models Project on Women’s Rights

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: The International Models Project on Women’s Rights (IMPOWR) is an initiative of the ABA Section of International Law and our goal is to establish a global, collaborative research database on women’s rights under law. … Continue reading

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He’s Elmo and He Knows It

Other than the misplaced apostrophe in the subtitles (“kid’s look at these crayons”), I love it. -Bridget Crawford

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Coming to Social Consciousness Through Hip-Hop

Over at Rhymes and Reasons: The Stories of Hip-Hop, Chicago-based community organizer Jasson Perez talks about one song’s influence on his intellectual and emotional development: I picked Tupac, “Keep Ya Head Up,” mainly because, well,  it’s a great song, and its … Continue reading

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Franchesca Ramsey on “What Happens When You’re a Black Girl on the Internet”

Franchesca Ramsey is the creator and featured performer in the short video “Sh*t White Girls Say…to Black Girls” (itself a spoof on the viral”Sh*it Girls Say…” video).  Ms. Ramsey has her own blog (here) and a You Tube channel (here).  In … Continue reading

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“Are You My Mentor?” On Giving and Receiving Career Guidance

One of my favorite books as a child was Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman.  It’s part of the “Beginner Books” series that includes the Dr. Seuss titles. Fans will remember the basic storyline: a baby bird hatches while … Continue reading

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Announcing Two New Issues of “Women in Judaism”

From the FLP mailbox, this notice of two new issues of the interdisciplinary journal Women in Judaism: Vol. 8:1 features: Articles Voicing a New Midrash: Women’s Holocaust Writing as Jewish Feminist Response Deidre Butler Reading Jewish Identity, Spiritual Alienation, and … Continue reading

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The Incoherence of Queer Theory and Its Relationship to Law

In the pages of The Chronicle (here), William Germano (Dean and Professor at Cooper Union Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) offers his reflections on the end of Series Q, a book and journal line published by the Duke University … Continue reading

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Heen on “From Coverture to Contract: Engendering Insurance”

Mary Heen (Richmond) has posted to SSRN her article From Coverture to Contract: Engendering Insurance, 23 Yale J. of Law & Feminism 335 (2011).  Here is the abstract: In the 1840s, state legislatures began modifying the law of marital status … Continue reading

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Amanda Marcotte on the False Digital vs. “Real Life” Activism Dichotomy

Over at On the Issues Magazine, Amanda Marcotte writes about Getting Over the the Online vs. Offline Debate.  Here is an excerpt: [T[he distinction between online and offline life is collapsing to the point of meaninglessness, making some of the … Continue reading

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Grief for the Children One Couldn’t or Didn’t Have

Writer Charlotte Bacon describes her pilgrimage to a Bhutanese temple: [T]his was the place to release the grief that had come with the obstetric misery that dogged my late 30s. We had our son with ease when I was almost … Continue reading

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NYT Profile of Bronx Prostitute: A Survivor

It’s difficult to know what to make of the 52, and Still Working the Streets, a “Character Study” in the December 30, 2011 edition of the New York Times.  Reporter Corey Kilgannon profiles Ms. Barbara Terry, a 52 year-old prostitute … Continue reading

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When Mary Saw Two Pink Lines

Via The (UK) Telegraph, this story of vandalism to a billboard outside an Anglican church in Auckland, New Zealand: A scissor-wielding protester has destroyed a controversial billboard of the Virgin Mary, just days after it went up outside a New … Continue reading

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AALS Section on Employment Discrimination and Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law 2011 Newsletter

The AALS Section on Employment Discrimination and Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law have produced a joint Newsletter for 2011. The Newsletter contains info about relevant AALS presentations, including hot topics panels. It continues with a list of hires, promotions, moves … Continue reading

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Remembering Paula E. Hyman, 1946-2011

Over at the Jewish Daily Forward, Deborah Dash Moore writes a moving remembrance of historian Paula Hyman, who died today.  Professor Hyman was the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University and the author of The Jewish … Continue reading

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U Cincinnati Posting for Dean of College of Arts & Sciences

The University of Cincinnati has posted this notice of its search for a Dean of its College of Arts & Sciences. -Bridget Crawford

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On “Violence Against Women is a Global Pandemic”

Soraya Chemaly writes at the Huffington Post that Violence Against Women is a Global Pandemic.  Here is an excerpt from the stats she cites in the article: Every nine seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten. According to the Centers … Continue reading

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Canadian Journal of Women and the Law: Archives and Current Issue

From our more northern-dwelling colleagues, this announcement: Canadian Journal of Women and the Law/Revue Femmes et Droit Volume 23, Number 2, 2011 is now available online. Founded in 1985, the same year as the equality guarantee of the Canadian Charter of Rights and … Continue reading

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Egg Donor Motivation: Sacrificing Truth for Profit?

Over at Jezebel, Jenna Marotta asks (here), “Do Egg Donors Lie?” Ms. Marotta was rejected as an egg donor about her experience because she admitted to having a family history of depression.  She wonders whether other women lie about mental … Continue reading

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Cyber-Activism: Petition to Apple CEO Tim Cook Requesting Siri Directions to Family Planning Services

There’s an internet-based petition addressed to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, Apple, Apple PR and iPhone 4s, which says: Apple: Stop promoting anti-choice extremists. If a user asks for family planning services, they should be directed to a group that … Continue reading

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Apple and Siri’s Anti-Choice Politics

Over at The Raw Story (here), Megan Carpentier reports on “10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion”: Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you happen … Continue reading

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New Documentary: “The Purity Myth: The Virginity Movement’s War Against Women”

The Media Education Foundation has released a new documentary film, “The Purity Myth: The Virginity Movement’s War Against Women.”  Here is a clip: The movie is based on Jessica Valenti’s book The Purity Myth. She shares writing credit on the … Continue reading

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American Journalist Sexually Assaulted by Egyptian Gov’t Forces

Author and activist Mona Eltahawy is back in New York after being arrested, detained and sexually assaulted by members of the Egyptian Interior Ministry last week. Read her Twitter account of the incident here.  Her left arm and right hand were … Continue reading

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CFP: Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, Jan. 30, 2012 Deadline

From students at Iowa: The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice Call for Submissions Innovative Scholarship needed for Volume 16 The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice is dedicated to the living discussion of feminist inquiry and critical race analysis … Continue reading

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Save the Date: CUNY Symposium on “Looking Forward: Rhonda Copelon’s Legacy in Action and the Future of International Women’s Human Rights Law”

From colleagues at CUNY: The City University of New York Law Review invites you to *save the date*for its annual symposium, Looking Forward: Rhonda Copelon’s Legacy in Action and the Future of International Women’s Human Rights Law. On March 30, … Continue reading

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When Boys Win at Girls’ Sports

The New York Times reports here today on the success of boys who compete on high school girls’ swim teams in Massachusetts, if their school lacks a boys’ swim team.  Here is an excerpt: [R]oughly two dozen boys [are] competing … Continue reading

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CFP: Lenahan (Gonzales) vs. U.S.: Domesticating International Law

From colleagues at American: Call for Symposium Papers- Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law. Symposium will be held at American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. on April 17, 2012. Deadline for Submission of Abstracts is January … Continue reading

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CFP 20th Annual Women’s Studies Conference at Southern CT State

From the FLP mailbox, this CFP for the 20th Annual Women’s Studies Conference at Southern Connecticut State University: “Women and Labor: At Home, At Work, Around the Globe” Keynotes: Dolores Huerta & Lilly Ledbetter Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, … Continue reading

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Univ. of Michigan to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Title IX

From the FLP mailbox, this notice of an upcoming conference at the University of Michigan, May 9-11, 2012: The new University of Michigan Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy (SHARP) Center for Women and Girls!  is hosting a national … Continue reading

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Women, Power, and Development

From the Asia Sentinel, this article:  Do Women in Power Act Differently From Men?  Here an excerpt: Several studies of women’s involvement in environmental protection cited below seem to indicate that they do – marginally. How that plays itself out … Continue reading

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New Journal Announcement: Journal of Feminist Scholarship

From the FLP mailbox, this scholarly journal announcement from co-editors Catherine Villanueva Gardner (UMass Dartmouth, Philosophy and Women’s Studies),  Anna M. Klobucka (UMass Dartmouth, Portuguese), and Jeannette E. Riley (UMass Dartmouth, English and Women’s Studies): We are pleased to announce the … Continue reading

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When Kurt Vonnegut Said, “I Worry About Women”

Over at Letters of Note, there is a beautiful post about a letter Kurt Vonnegut wrote in response to a 36-year old widow and mother of three.  Marianne Brown explains, “For some reason I wrote to Kurt Vonnegut and thanked him for … Continue reading

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Tait on “Do Patents Have Gender?” by Dan Burk

Allison Tait, a Gender Equity and Policy Postdoctoral Associate with the Yale Women Faculty Form has posted a review of Dan Burk’s piece, Do Patents Have Gender?  Dr. Tait writes: While Burk would like to separate gender realities from gender … Continue reading

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Hamilton College’s Elihu Root Peace Fund Visiting Professor in Women’s Studies

From the FLP mailbox, this request for applications for Hamilton College’s 2012-2013 Elihu Root Peace Fund Visiting Professor in Women’s Studies: The Women’s Studies Department at Hamilton College invites applications and nominations for the 2012-2013 Elihu Root Peace Fund Visiting Professor in Women’s Studies.  … Continue reading

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Nancy Cantalupo on “Persistent Problem of Campus Sexual Violence”

Forthcoming this week in the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is this article by Nancy Chi Cantalupo: “Burying Our Heads in the Sand: Lack of Knowledge, Knowledge Avoidance, and the Persistent Problem of Campus Peer Sexual Violence.” Here is the … Continue reading

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Blogging as a Feminist (Unpaid) Method

Author extraordinaire Courtney E. Martin writes at The Nation (here) about the challenges of feminist blogging and online organizing: Online feminism is operating at this critical political intersection: amplifying the voices of the unheard, mobilizing funding and energy towards the … Continue reading

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Want to Increase Opportunities for Female Students on Law Reviews? Increase Faculty Diversity

From New York Law School: The New York Law School Law Review (NYLS) has issued its 2010–2011 Law Review Diversity Report examining female and minority representation among the membership and leadership, including editors in chief, of general interest law reviews … Continue reading

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Here are the Women! “Issues in Legal Scholarship” Edition

Check out the table of contents for Issues in Legal Scholarship: Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 (Denaturalizing Citizenship: A Symposium on Linda Bosniak’s The Citizen and the Alien and Ayelet Shachar’s The Birthright Lottery). Denaturalizing Citizenship: An Introduction, 
Leti Volpp Making Membership, 
Saskia Sassen … Continue reading

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There are the Women! Contracts Prof Blog Edition

Professor Jeremy Telman (Valparaiso), Editor of the ContractsProfBlog, writes (here): Bridget Crawfod [sic] often asks “Where are the Women?” when women are unrepresented or underrepresented in publications or conferences.  Well, the answer to “Where are the women writing on contracts … Continue reading

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Human High Heels

This image creeps me out.  Luckily, it’s an artistic creation a la Photoshop (not an actual foot!) by Richard Darell at Bit Rebels.  Lots of interesting art/social commentary at that site; definitely worth a look. -Bridget Crawford image source: Richard … Continue reading

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