Voices in Vulnerability

This episode of Voices in Vulnerability features a conversation with Professor Hila Keren about her recent piece for the LPE symposium on vulnerability theory organized by Professor Keren, Martha McCluskey, and Ronit Kedar. Listen to Professor Keren discuss emotional resilience and the duty of the law to cultivate positive emotions. Read the piece here: https://lpeproject.org/blog/resilience-drain...

This interview with Dr. Atieno Mboya Samandari explores her activities in Kenya as a Fulbright scholar. Listen to learn about her research into water access for women and girls, surviving the pandemic, and more.

VHC Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Hickey discusses government mistrust, social responsibility, institutional responsiveness, and what it's like to come back to work as the delta variant becomes ubiquitous.

Listen to Deborah Dinner explain how she uses vulnerability theory in her work as a legal historian.

Jennifer Hickey and Mangala Kanayson discuss their respective career paths, touch on emotional regulation, teaching in higher education, and the importance of emotion in the classroom.

"What is artificial intelligence? How will the automation of the decision-making process impact individuals and communities who have historically experienced disadvantage and marginalisation? Why does the use of artificial intelligence decision-making processes result in what Eugenia Eubanks refers to as the automation of inequality? When is the use of artificial intelligence technology valuable?...

Professor Risa L. Lieberwitz speaks about the significance of the book, "Transcending the Boundaries of Law: Generations of Feminism and Legal Theory." Transcending the Boundaries of Law: https://www.routledge.com/Transcending-the-Boundaries-of-Law-Generations-of-Feminism-and-Legal-Theory/Fineman/p/book/9780415481403

"What is the economy? Who is it? It's not an abstract thing out there. It's how people negotiate their daily lives." "How can we re-imagine economic growth and economic well-being? how can we make that something that is real and takes us away from a constant crisis and that gives people hope and faith in community, in democracy, rather than...going into more and more divisiveness? "The vision of v...

This interview with Professor Nancy E. Dowd touches on the impact of "Exploring Masculinities: Feminist Legal Theory Reflections," edited by Martha Albertson Fineman and Michael Thomson. We also discuss the recent shootings in Atlanta, the killing of George Floyd, and the storming of the capitol on January 6. Exploring Masculinities: Feminist Legal Theory Reflections https://www.routledge.com/Expl...

Professor Jack Jackson of Whitman College speaks about his involvement with the Feminism and Legal Theory Project over the years. Books mentioned: Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Jack E. Jackson, Adam P. Romero Available at https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-and-Queer-Legal-Theory-Intimate-Encounters-Uncomfortabl...

Listen to an interview with Professor Lua K. Yuille, the very first virtual VHC visiting scholar.

"Labor has the numbers. If they have solidarity then they can make collective demands, but it means seeing our common interest as opposed to believing what's coming in from conservative or reactionary governments..." - Prof. Risa Lieberwitz Listen to part 2 of our interview with Risa Lieberwitz, Professor of Labor and Employment Law in the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relation...

Professor Risa Lieberwitz talks about academic activism, the corporatization of higher education, and vulnerability theory. Ever struggled finding your stride as an academic activist? Have you wondered what institutional vulnerability looks like? This is the episode for you.

Dr. Atieno Mboya discusses her recent publication, "Empowering Women Through the Law." Her global perspective and wide lens allow us to recognize patterns and connections between changes in the law and social movements. Dr. Mboya's article: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-70060-1_146-1

Interested in criminal law and vulnerability theory? Ever wanted to join or create a research network? Learn from Dr. Roxanna Dehaghani about the birth and benefits of the new British Society of Criminology Vulnerability Research Network! Dr. Dehaghani's Profile: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/924047-dehaghani-roxanna Dr. Dehaghani's SSRN Page: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth....

Authors Nicole Busby and Grace James discuss their new book, 'A History of Regulating Working Families: Strains, Stereotypes, Strategies and Solutions.' Find their book here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-history-of-regulating-working-families-9781849465571/

An interview with Dr. S.N. Nyeck regarding her recent publication "Gender Equality in Public Procurement," the first paper to bring vulnerability theory to the study of public procurement. "The government or the state must be responsive and responsible in dealing with the private sector and the public must hold both the state and its contractors accountable." Read the paper here: https://link.spri...

Listen to health law scholar Matthew B. Lawrence discuss how vulnerability theory frames his approach to teaching, research, and analysis. Sources mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/Healthism-Health-Status-Discrimination-Jessica-Roberts/dp/1316613429/ref=nodl_ https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674972162&content=bios https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3389481 https://...

An Interview with Jennifer Hickey, Postdoctoral Fellow about her recent op-ed "Bowling Alone in Georgia."

An interview with Dr. Ellen Gordon-Bouvier of Oxford Brookes University.

Listen to our remote interview about the COVID-19 pandemic with Postdoctoral Fellow, Jennifer Hickey.

This interview with Sasha Volokh, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University and Chair of Emory University's Open Expression Committee, covers the basics of free speech on public/private university campuses and the constitutional right to free speech.

Our interview with Jennifer Hickey touches on birth justice, technology, and the necessity of vulnerability theory.

Our interview with Dr. Mboya explores vulnerability theory and environmentalism at the state level.

Hear Dr. Stu Marvel talk about vulnerability theory and her research in reproductive technology, kinship, and more.