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Gender
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Rape Without Women – The Legal History of Public Rape Narratives and the Reinforcement of Masculinity
By Tracy Thomas
Sharon Block, Rape Without Women: Print Culture and the Politicization of Rape, 1765-1815, 89 J. American History 849 (2002) [also available on JStor]The first section of this article shows how…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Book Review: Telling the Story of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
By Tracy Thomas
Susan Frelich Appleton, Book Review, Telling the Story of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 62 Wash. U. J. Law & Policy 5 (2020) [T]his brief review critically examines First: Sandra Day O'Connor,…
Shataxi Amicus Lex
REASSESSING GENDER NEUTRALITY IN INDIAN CRIMINAL LAW
Image source- Google Image by- Surrey Staff
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Book Talk: What Does a Feminist City Look Like
By Tracy Thomas
What Does a Feminist City Look Like?Feminist geographer Leslie Kern has faith in cities. Kern, an associate professor of geography and environment and director of women’s and gender studies at Mount…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Bibliography: Gender and Law Scholarship in Japan
By Tracy Thomas
Mark Levin & Kallista Hiraoka, Gender and Law Scholarship in the Law in Japan Field: A Comprehensive Bibliographic Study, 21 Asia-Pacific Law & Policy J. 1 (2020)This bibliography, inspired by…
The Faculty Lounge
The updates on the talk regarding Biden’s VP pick….
Until last week, it seemed like Biden would pick an African-American woman as his running mate, with several impressive leaders in the mix. Last week's events suggest new entrants may…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Challenging the Idea of Women Judging Differently: The Jurisprudence of the First Woman Judge, Florence Allen
By Tracy Thomas
I've just posted my recent research on Judge Florence Allen, a law review article previewing the book in progress. Tracy A. Thomas, The Jurisprudence of the First Woman Judge, Florence Allen:…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guest Post: Stopping the Trump Administration from Stopping Gender-Based Asylum Claims by Brian Soucek
Guest Post: Stopping the Trump Administration from Stopping Gender-Based Asylum Claims by Brian Soucek, UC Davis School of LawThe comment period is now halfway done for the Trump Administration’s new…
The Faculty Lounge
Women, Gender & the Law Emerging Scholar Award: Call for Submissions
Bumping this to the front in anticipation of the July 1, 2020 deadline. The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is pleased to announce the competition for its inaugural Women, Gender…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Exploring the Toxic Racial Construct of the Black Welfare Queen
By Tracy Thomas
Catherine Powell & Camille Gear Rich, The “Welfare Queen” Goes to the Polls: Race-Based Fractures in Gender Politics and Opportunities for Intersectional Coalitions, Geo.L.J., 19th Amendment, Special Edition (forthcoming)As Americans…