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THE NEW SEX WARS: SEXUAL HARM IN THE #METOO ERA
While the viral explosion of #MeToo in October 2017 dramatically amplified conversations about sexual violence, debates emerged amongst feminists about how punishment should be doled out and how justice best served. In this talk, Professor Cossman traces how these disagreements echo earlier ones, starting from the sex wars of the 70s and 80s, and argue for a different, reparative way forward that breaks free from the endless sex wars, rethinks the role of law and builds on shared desired outcomes in regulating sexual violence.
About the speaker
Brenda Cossman is the Goodman-Schipper Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has been awarded the Mundell Medal by the Attorney General of Ontario for contributions to letters and law, and Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence for the Promotion of Women’s Equality. Professor Cossman's teaching and scholarly interests focuses on the legal regulation of gender, sexuality and family. Her book The New Sex Wars: Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era was published New York University Press. Her other books included Sexual Citizens: The Legal and Cultural Regulation of Sex and Belonging was published by Stanford University Press in 2007, and the co-authored Bad Attitudes on Trial: Pornography, Feminism and the Butler Decision (University of Toronto Press).
About the LECTURE
The Marlee Kline Social Justice Lecture honours the memory of Marlee Gayle Kline. This lectureship not only recognizes Marlee's rich contribution to the law school community but also reflects her belief in the central role social justice concerns must play in legal education and law. Professor Kline died in 2001 after a lengthy and determined struggle with leukemia. Her work on feminist legal theory, critical race theory, child welfare law and policy, law's continued colonialism, and the restructuring of the social welfare state is internationally acclaimed. A list of past Marlee Kline Social Justice Lectures is available.
This event qualified for 1 hour of CPD credit.
This event qualified for 1 hour of CPD credit.
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