Launch of “Remaking Appalachia: Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law”
May 20, 2021
Conference Panel: LPE, Inclusion, & Public Law
The panelists will engage in a roundtable discussion about the formation of legal, political, and economic units, social reproduction, and the state. What forms of autonomy (or interdependence) are required for true freedom or democracy? What structural barriers constrain solidarity among women (and other people) along lines of class, race, sexuality, ability, religion, age, and…
Conference Panel: Critical Theory & Law Reform – Past & Future
**THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE COMING WEEKS** This panel will explore earlier critical legal theory movements that form the background for LPE today, including critical legal studies (CLS), critical race theory (CRT), and feminist and queer legal theory. CLS distributional analysis borrowed liberally from neo-classical economics, institutional economics and Marxist economics. Key CLS…
LPE Mentoring “Office Hours”
The Law & Political Economy Project is once again teaming up with The Association for the Promotion of Political Economy & the Law (APPEAL) to bring you LPE “Office Hours” When: April 16, 2021, 5:00-6:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) via Zoom (link will be provided to accepted registrants) Registration & Deadline: Sign up here by Sunday…
ClassCrits: Queering Class
A roundtable discussion on the intersection of LGBTQIA issues, law, and political economy praxis. Organized by ClassCrits and cosponsored by the University of Kansas School of Law. 20 scholars and activists. 4 hours. 4 questions. 1 collective conversation about queerness and class. Please join ClassCrits for a roundtable discussion about the intersection of LGBTQIA issues,…
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LPE 101 Course: Law of Money & Banking with Lev Menand
The LPE Project is teaming up with the American Constitution Society (ACS) to offer an online course introducing students to LPE analysis. This course will pair lectures and short readings that illustrate how LPE frameworks can help us examine law’s role in the perpetuation of racial and gender injustice, the devaluation of social and ecological…