Call for Papers: Wills, Trusts and Estates Meets Gender, Race and Class

This conference seeks to bring the insights of progressive property theory to the area of inheritance and succession law and will address the many points of intersection between inheritance law, gender and race, social structure, wealth inequality, domestic violence, indigenous people’s rights, among others.  Recognizing that inheritance law is a society’s DNA, the conference will present both theoretical, historical and practical approaches to ways it has and continues to maintain social structure and ways it can change it.  It will be held September 27-28, 2013 at Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Call for Papers Deadline: August 1, 2013. Proposals should be 250 words long, sent to cspivack[@]okcu.edu

Topics: Calls for Papers; Property Law; Gender & Sexuality Law

 

Call for Papers: Title IX and Transgender Rights

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society is accepting paper submissions for its February 2013 symposium on the topic of “Transcending Gender Lines: Title IX and Transgender Rights”

Submissions are due by October 15, 2012 and should be sent to WJLGS.Symposium@gmail.com

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Gender and Sexuality Law

AALS Section on Women in Legal Education – List of Recent Scholarship

The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is preparing a list of recent scholarship by our members for inclusion in their annual section newsletter.  If you have an article or book that was published between January 1, 2011 and now (or will be by the end of 2012) that you would like to have included, send complete title, volume, journal, page and year information (in Bluebookformat) to Professor Susan Heyman at sheyman@rwu.edu by August 15, 2012.  They wish to list ALL articles and books, not only those related to gender issues. Use the subject line WLE Newsletter to convey the information to Professor Heyman. Professor Heyman and Professor Kirsten Davis will be compiling the scholarship portion of the Section Newsletter.

Topics: Women & The Law; Scholarship; Gender & Sexuality Law

Call for Papers – AALS Section on Women in Legal Education — “Institutional Responsibility for Sex and Gender Exploitation”

The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education will hold a program during the AALS January 2013 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, with paper presentations on the topic of Institutional Responsibility for Sex and Gender Exploitation.

To be considered, papers must be submitted electronically to Professor Kirsten Davis, Stetson University College  of Law, kkdavis@law.stetson.edu.  The deadline for submission is Wednesday, August 1, 2012. The author of the selected paper will be notified by October 1, 2012.  The Call for Paper participant will be responsible for paying his or her own annual meeting registration fee and travel expenses.

Full-time faculty members of AALS member law schools are eligible to submit papers. Foreign, visiting (and not full-time on a different faculty), and adjunct faculty members, graduate students, and fellows are not eligible to submit.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Women & The Law; Gender & Sexuality Law

 

Grant Opportunity: The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime

The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime provides talented researchers with an opportunity to elevate independently generated research and ideas to the level of national discussion. Applicants may apply from all academic disciplines. Closing date for applications is May 02, 2012.  For more details, go here.

Topics: Race & The Law; Gender & Sexuality Law; Criminal Law; Grants & Competitions

Conference: Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: National and International Strategies

American University Washington College of Law will host this conference on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The Conference will he held at American University Washington College of Law, Room 603, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, from 8:30 – 2:00.  Registration is free.  For more information and to register for this event, go here.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality Law; International Law; Conferences & Symposia

Call for Papers: Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network (CRN)

The Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network will be holding a conference in conjunction with the annual Law and Society Meeting in Hawaii, June 5-8, 2012. The FLT-CRN is seeking panel and paper proposals relating to feminist legal theory.  The Feminist Legal The deadline for proposals for paper presentations is November 14, 2011.  For more details, go here.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality Law; Women & The Law; Interdisciplinary

Anita Hill Lecture at Radcliffe: “In Search of a 21st Century Vision of Equality”

This presentation will be held at 4:15 p.m., Radcliffe Institute, 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, on Thursday, November 17, 2011.  This event is free and open to the public.  For more details, go here.

Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Constitutional Law; Interdisciplinary; Gender & Sexuality Law

Call for Papers — Gender and the Legal Profession’s Pipeline to Power

The Michigan State Law Review will hold a symposium titled “Gender and the Legal Profession’s Pipeline to Power” on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13, 2012 and invites proposals from individuals across disciplines who are interested in contributing to this conversation by speaking on a panel at the symposium. Submissions must include a title and abstract of no more than 1,000 words and are due by November 15, 2011.  Some participants may have the opportunity to publish their paper as part of a special symposium issue of the MSU Law Review

For more details, go here.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality Law; Calls for Papers; Interdisciplinary

Call For Papers: The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

The Editorial Board of The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (“RGSJ”) invites article submissions for consideration in their inaugural Volume I publication. To be considered for the first issue, required materials MUST be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EST on November 4th, 2011.

TOPIC: All works must contain a legal and interdisciplinary analysis that is related to race, gender, or social justice.  They will particularly welcome topics that include discussions on health care, immigration, administrative law, drugs, trafficking in persons, neighborhood crime, disaster recovery, bankruptcy, housing, education, and any other topics addressing racial, gender or social justice issues.

If you have any questions, contact: rgsjlaw@yahoo.com
or go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Gender & Sexuality Law; Critical Race Theory