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Book Pre-Launch Event March 9, 12:50pm EST “Menstruation Matters: Challenging Law’s Silence on Periods” @haublawatpace @egwaldman @nyupress Comments by @noa_asher @czarnezki @ KTQ @ProfLGTenzer + more
On March 8, 2022, 12:50pm-1:40 pm, Pace University is pleased to host a virtual book pre-launch for Menstruation Matters: Challenging Law’s Silence on Periods by Emily Gold Waldman and me. The book will be published in June 2022 by NYU … Continue reading
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New Book Announcement: Anthony C. Infanti, Tax and Time: On the Use and Misuse of Legal Imagination
Anthony C. Infanti (Pitt) has published Tax and Time: On the Use and Misuse of Legal Imagination (NYU Press 2022). Here is the publisher’s description: The relationship between tax law and society, Anthony C. Infanti asserts, is too often overlooked … Continue reading
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New Book Announcement – “Gender and Social Movements” by Jo Reger
Jo Reger (Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, Oakland University) has published a new book called Gender and Social Movements (Wiley 2021). Here is the publisher’s description: How does gender influence social movements? How do social movements … Continue reading
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Origins of “Are You There, Law? It’s Me, Menstruation” (Columbia Journal of Gender & Law Symposium, April 2021)
On April 9-10, 2021, the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law hosted a virtual symposium, “Are You There, Law? It’s Me, Menstruation.” The symposium’s title is inspired by Judy Blume’s young adult classic, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret … Continue reading
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Two New Feminist Judgments Books – Reproductive Justice Rewritten & Family Law Opinions Rewritten
The U.S. Feminist Judgments Project is pleased to announce the publication of two new volumes in the Cambridge University Press series. Feminist Judgments: Family Law Opinions Rewritten (Rachel Rebouché ed. 2020) This book provides new, feminist perspectives on famous family … Continue reading
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@BCLawReview Online Symposium on “The Common Law Inside the Female Body” by @BernsteinAnita
The Boston College Law Review E. Supp. has published a symposium issue devoted to Anita Bernstein’s book, The Common Law Inside the Female Body (Cambridge University Press 2019), including a response by Professor Bernstein. This symposium is a companion to … Continue reading
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@NWULRev Online Symposium on “The Common Law Inside the Female Body” by @BernsteinAnita
The Northwestern University Law Review Online has published a symposium issue devoted to Anita Bernstein’s book, The Common Law Inside the Female Body (Cambridge University Press 2019), including a response by Professor Bernstein. Here is the publisher’s description of the … Continue reading
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Jill Hasday on “Intimate Lies and the Law”
Jill Hasday’s new book, Intimate Lies and the Law, is out from Oxford University Press on July 24. She says that deception within intimate relationships is a fascinating topic—especially when it happens to someone else. For more information, you can … Continue reading
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Notre Dame Law Review Online Symposium on “Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court”
The Notre Dame Law Review Online has published a Symposium featuring several essays relating to Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court (Kathryn M. Stanchi, Linda L. Berger & Bridget J. Crawford eds., Cambridge University Press, 2016). … Continue reading
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New Book Announcement: “Gender Equality in Law” by Barbara Havelková
Hart Publishing has just released Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of Czech State Socialism by Barbara Havelková, the Shaw Foundation Fellow in Law at the University of Oxford. Here is the publisher’s description of the book: Gender equality … Continue reading
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Announcing Publication of “Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments”
Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments: Judges’ Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity has been published by Hart Publishing. The volume is edited by Máiréad Enright, Julie McCandless and Aoife O’Donoghue. Here is the publisher’s description of the book: The Northern/Irish Feminist … Continue reading
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New Book Announcement: Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce
Cambridge University Press has published a new book by Susan Bisom-Rapp (Thomas Jefferson) and Malcolm Sargeant (Middlesex University, UK), Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce. Here is the publisher’s description: Lifetime Disadvantage, Discrimination and the Gendered Workforce fills a … Continue reading
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Announcing the Publication of Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court
I am excited to announce that Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court has been published by Cambridge University Press. This volume, edited by Kathy Stanchi (Temple), Linda Berger (UNLV) and me includes contributions from over 50 … Continue reading
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Merle Weiner’s New Book: “A Parent-Partner Status for American Family Law”
Cambridge University Press has published a new book by Merle Weiner (Oregon), A Parent-Partner Status for American Family Law (2015). Here is the description: Despite the fact that becoming a parent is a pivotal event, the birth or adoption of … Continue reading
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Cohen and Connon, “Living in the Crosshairs: The Untold Stories of Anti-Abortion Terrorism”
David S. Cohen (Drexel) and Krysten Connon (J.D. 2012, Drexel University School of Law) have published Living in the Crosshairs: The Untold Stories of Anti-Abortion Terrorism (Oxford University Press 2015). Here is the publisher’s description: Abortion is a legal, common, … Continue reading
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ABA Journal Coverage of “Feminist Judgments” Project
The February 2015 print edition of the ABA Journal gives a nice shout-out to the forthcoming Feminist Judgments book in an article by Leslie A. Gordon, New Project Rewrites SCOTUS Opinions from a Feminist Perspective. Here is an excerpt: More … Continue reading
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Fischer and McAuliffe, “Irish Feminisms, Past Present and Future”
From the FLP mailbox, this announcement of a new book edited by Clara Fischer (Newton International Fellow, London School of Economics) and Mary McAuliffe (University College Dublin, Women’s Studies): Irish Feminisms: Past, Present and Future is a collection of multi-disciplinary … Continue reading
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TED Talk by Karima Bennoune Nearing One Million Views
Professor Karima Bennoune’s powerful and inspiring TED Talk® When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism, posted online this summer, is already nearing one million views. From the TED site (emphasis added): Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting … Continue reading
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New OUP Book: Evans and Riley, “Technologies of Sexiness”
Later this month, Oxford University Press will publish Technologies of Sexiness, a new book by Adrienne Evans (Media, Coventry University, UK) and Sarah Riley (Psychology, University College Wales, Aberystwyth). Here is the publisher’s description: Key cultural shifts have enabled a … Continue reading
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Huntington on “How Law Undermines Family Relationships”
Clare Huntington (Fordham Law School) has published a new book, Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family Relationships (Oxford University Press 2014). Here is Oxford’s description: Exploring the connection between families and inequality, Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family … Continue reading
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New Book Announcement: Jill Elaine Hasday, “Family Law Reimagined”
Jill Elaine Hasday (Minnesota) has published a new book, Family Law Reimagined (Harvard U. Press, 2014). Here is the publisher’s description: One of the law’s most important and far-reaching roles is to govern family life and family members. Family law … Continue reading
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Latina Feminist Reader Suggestions
Via Amsterdam-based writer Flavia Dzodan over at Red Light Politics, this list of suggestions for a Latina Feminist Reader: This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color – Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua Borderlands La Frontera: The New … Continue reading
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Robson on “Dressing Constitutionally”
Ruthann Robson (CUNY) has posted to SSRN the Introduction and Table of Contents of her new book Dressing Constitutionally: Hierarchy, Sexuality, and Democracy from Our Hairstyles to Our Shoes. Here is the abstract: The intertwining of our clothes and our … Continue reading
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Announcing Third Edition of “Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory”
Martha Chamallas has updated her invaluable text Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory. Here is the publisher’s description of the new edition: Widely respected as a leading text in the field, Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory (3d ed. 2012) spans the … Continue reading
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Cartoon History, Woman Suffrage and the Kewpie Doll
Comicbookgrrrl has an informative post (here) about cartoonist Rose O’Neill: Rose O’Neill is regarded as the first woman cartoonist (1874-1944). Self taught, and from a poor family, her parents ensured she was never without paper to draw on, and her … Continue reading
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Epstein’s ‘Women in Law’ Goes Digital
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein’s classic text Women in Law is now available as an e-book for Kindle, Nook, and iPad, with a new introduction by Deborah Rhode. Here is an excerpt from the intro: When Cynthia Fuchs Epstein published her pathbreaking … Continue reading
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Review of McRobbie’s “The Aftermath of Feminism”
Writing over at Sociological Imagination, Evelyn Puga Aguirre-Sulem (Sociology, Warwick UK) reviews The Aftermath of Feminism by Angela McRobbie (Communications, Goldsmiths, Univ. of London): Through the book, McRobbie explores contemporary society of the United Kingdom and argues that we are currently … Continue reading
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Review of “The Measure of Injury: Race, Gender, and Tort Law”
Anne Bloom (McGeorge) and Julie Davies (McGeorge) have published their review of Martha Chamallas & Jennifer Wriggins, The Measure of Injury: Race, Gender, and Tort Law (NYU Press, 2010). The review appears at 61 J. Legal Ed. 495 (2012). Here … Continue reading
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McDougall, “Bigamy and Christian Identity in Late Medieval Champagne”
Sara McDougall (History, John Jay College) has published Bigamy and Christian Identity in Late Medieval Champagne (Penn Press 2012). Here is the publisher’s description: The institution of marriage is commonly thought to have fallen into crisis in late medieval northern … Continue reading
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“50 Essential Feminist Books”: What’s on Your (Law) List?
I’m skeptical of canon projects generally, but I admit that I find them fascinating all the same. I stumbled across this list of “50 Essential Feminist Books” (not necessarily law-related) on the UK-based Stylist blog. It’s what the editors call … Continue reading
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Julie Greenberg’s “Intersexuality and the Law: Why Sex Matters”
NYU Press has published a new book by Julie Greenberg (Thomas Jefferson School of Law). Here‘s the publisher’s description: The term “intersex” evokes diverse images, typically of people who are both male and female or neither male nor female. Neither … 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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“Enviro-Toons” in Cultural and Historical Contexts: “That’s All Folks?” by Robin Murray and Joseph Heumann
From the FLP mailbox comes a notice of a new book by Robin L. Murray (English, Eastern Illinois University) and Joseph K. Heumann (Emeritus, Eastern Illinois University). Here‘s the publisher’s description of That’s All Folks? (Univ. Nebraska Press 2011): Although … Continue reading
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New Book by Meagan Tyler, “The Pornographic and Sexological Construction of Women’s Sexuality in the West”
Meagan Tyler (Sociology, Victoria U., Australia) has published a book, “Selling Sex Short: The Pornographic and Sexological Construction of Women’s Sexuality in the West.” Here is the publisher’s description: Pornography and the ‘science of sex’ – sexology – are redefining … Continue reading
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New Book of Interest: “Enacting Pleasure: Artists and Writers Respond to Carol Gilligan’s New Map of Love”
From the FLP mailbox, this announcement of a new edited volume by Peggy Cooper Davis and Lizzy Cooper Davis: Enacting Pleasure: Artists and Writers Respond to Carol Gilligan’s New Map of Love Carol Gilligan’s feminist psychology has been the subject of … Continue reading
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Impersonal Feminism: Review of Walby’s “The Future of Feminism”
Jessica Crispin reviews The Future of Feminism by Sylvia Walby over at The Smart Set: If the future of feminism as outlined by Sylvia Walby is in government policy and on executive boards of corporations, I do wonder what the future … Continue reading
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Ouellete’s “Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics”
Alicia Ouellete (Albany) has published a new book, Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics, with Cambridge University Press. Here‘s the publisher’s description: Bioethics and Disability provides tools for understanding the concerns, fears, and biases that have convinced some people with disabilities … Continue reading
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Pratt-Clarke on “Critical Race, Feminism, and Education”
Menah Pratt-Clark (Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has published a new book with Palgrave Macmillan Here is the publisher’s description of the book: Critical Race, Feminism, and Education: … Continue reading
Mumford on “Tax Policy, Women and the Law”
Ann Mumford (Queen Mary, University of London) has published Tax Policy, Women and the Law with Cambridge University Press. Here is the publisher’s abstract: Tax policy frequently targets the choices that women face in many aspects of their lives. Decisions regarding working … Continue reading
Siobhan Brooks, Unequal Desires: Race and Erotic Capital in the Stripping Industry
In this morning’s panel at the “After Gender” Symposium, Adrienne Davis (Wash. U. St. Louis) mentioned an interesting new book — Siobhan Brooks, Unequal Desires: Race and Erotic Capital in the Stripping Industry (SUNY Press 2010). Here is the description … Continue reading
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Susan J. Douglas, “Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work is Done”
Described here. An essay by Douglas entitled “Girls Gone Anti-Feminist” that touches on the book’s themes is available here. Below is an excerpt: … Enlightened sexism is a response, deliberate or not, to the perceived threat of a new gender … Continue reading
“PROPERTY OUTLAWS: How Squatters, Pirates and Protesters Improve the Law of Ownership” by Eduardo M. Peñalver and Sonia K. Katyal
PROPERTY OUTLAWS: How Squatters, Pirates and Protesters Improve the Law of Ownership by Eduardo M. Peñalver and Sonia K. Katyal Property Outlaws puts forth the intriguingly counterintuitive proposition that, in the case of both tangible and intellectual property law, disobedience … Continue reading
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Rebecca J. Cook and Simone Cusack, “Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal Perspectives”
From the publisher’s website: While both lawyers and psychologists have been aware of the role of stereotypes in discrimination, there is little literature addressing the legal status of stereotypes as gender discrimination. Gender Stereotyping makes a substantial contribution to the … Continue reading
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Jennifer Baszile’s”The Black Girl Next Door”
Historiann has a review here. Interview with Jennifer Baszile (including readings from the book) here: –Ann Bartow
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Alison Piepmeier, Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism
NYU Press has published a new book by Alison Piepmeier (English, College of Charleston). In Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism, Piepmeier explores the content and significance of DIY feminist ‘zines — an informal communications phenomenon commonly associated … Continue reading
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Robson on “Compulsory Matrimony”
Feminist Law Prof Ruthann Robson (CUNY) has posted to SSRN her chapter, Compulsory Matrimony, from the new Ashgate Press book Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations (Martha A. Fineman, Jack E. Jackson and Adam P. Romero eds., … Continue reading
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The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader Published
Duke University Press has released The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader, edited by AnaLouise Keating (Women’s Studies, Texas Woman’s Univeristy). Here is the description from the Duke U. Press website: Born in the RÃo Grande Valley of south Texas, independent scholar and … Continue reading
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Sheila Jeffreys on Kate Millett
From this site: …[R]adical feminist scholar Sheila Jeffreys talks about the influence of Kate Millett on the course of feminist thinking, most particularly through her book Sexual Politics (1970). Jeffreys gives a summary of the key ideas of Millett’s work … Continue reading
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Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud
Cornel West’s autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, has been released. I look forward to reading it! -Bridget Crawford
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A Feminist Legal History of U.S. Patriotism
To mark the July 4 holiday, I’m reading a book by Francesca Morgan (History, Northeastern Illinois University). In Women and Patriotism in Jim Crow America (UNC Press 2005), Morgan details the activities of these women’s volunteer organizations founded after the … Continue reading
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