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Weweni
Get PDFReview of Noodin, Margaret. Weweni. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2015. 98 pages.http://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/wewen
Beyond Words: Breaking the Boundaries of Legal Language
Get PDFThis is the transcript of a Tedx talk given at Goodenough College, London on 21 May 2016. The author describes an art and dialogue workshop she conducted with artist Dr Sue Challis at a women’s refuge in London run by Solace Women’s Aid. The art works produced by women residing in the refuge concerning encounters with the legal system prompted reflections on the limits of language – especially legal language – as a tool to convey painful and traumatic experiences, and the value of combining language and art as a more effective means for expression and communication. A video of the talk is available at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ydrf7DljfQ
Doing Feminist, Human Rights-Based, Socio-Legal Research on Prostitution: Challenges and Potential
Get PDFThis article discusses the dilemmas faced in my research on prostitution. After describing the projects I have been undertaking in New Zealand and Croatia, it discusses the methodological and ethical issues I have been facing and the relevance of the legal and socio-cultural environments. In particular, it looks at the problems in securing access to the field and recruiting participants, the relationships with the participants, and the risks faced by the participants and the researcher. Following this, it summarises the lessons learnt and contributions that feminist socio-legal research centred on human rights can make for sex work scholarship
Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration and Masculindians: Conversations about Indigenous Manhood
No full textReview ofRobert Alexander Innes and Kim Alexander, eds. Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2015.http://msupress.org/books/book/?id=50-1D0-33ED#.VxrMvj-wdeI Sam McKegney. Masculindians: Conversations about Indigenous Manhood. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2014.https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/masculindian
The Relevance of ‘Commons’ Today
Get PDFIn this paper I will explore the concept of ‘commons’ by looking at the process of registering a space as a town or village green and its implications in urban areas. The significance of commons is increasingly being recognised, particularly in urban areas, as a way of thinking of property differently and looking at how patterns of use can legitimise collective interests. A central theme in private property is the power to exclude and the concept of commons could prove a useful tool in the claim of the ‘displaced’ and ‘excluded’ not to be overlooked. Commons have further potential as a sustainable economic model, specifically, the sharing of resources by communities. This paper looks at how holding property and resources in common could prove far more sustainable, moving away from the concept of the ‘tragedy of the commons.’ Furthermore, it highlights the far-reaching implications the concept of the contemporary commons has against a backdrop of increased privatisation, ‘gentrification’, and a recognition of the value of community.
Rethinking and Intersectionally Deconstructing Contemporary Sex Workers Rights in England and Wales
Get PDFSex work and the laws that surround the selling of sexual acts have been always been plagued by debate, and these discussions are becoming increasingly more volatile. This paper attempts to breach the widening chasm between the two sides and explore the various tensions that exist. Through an exploration of intersectional methods, the theory surrounding legal deconstruction, and newer legal models in England and Wales such as the Merseyside model, this paper illustrates that dismantling the law is not enough. It is instead vital to continually investigate creative ways to use law to protect and support all sex workers, and especially those who reside in the periphery.
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