Symposium
2021 Symposium: The Evolution of Technology & Gender-Related Offenses
The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law will host its 2021 Symposium: The Evolution of Technology & Gender-Related Offenses. The symposium is designed to explore the changing landscape of technology and its aggravation of gendered violence and other harms. This two-part event will include a Symposium Issue (published in June 2021) and a Virtual Symposium Panel.
Our Virtual Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 8, 2021, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST, and will feature two panels and an interview, each discussing timely issues in the legal field and featuring the work of our authors as well as other distinguished practitioners and advocates. If you are interested in joining us, please register by April 6, 2021: https://bit.ly/3tRanbE
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Panel One: Sex Trafficking in the Age of Social Media
James Burke IV, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Nicola Boothe-Perry, Florida A&M University College of Law
Yasmin Vafa, Rights4Girls
Camille Cooper, RAINN
Interview: A Conversation between Twasiima Bigirwa and Jill Morrison on Non-Consensual Image Distribution and Afro-Feminism
Twasiima Bigirwa, LAWA Fellow ‘20, Georgetown University Law Center
Jill C. Morrison, Leadership & Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Program, Georgetown University Law Center
Panel Two: Online Gendered Hostility & Violence
Jane Stoever, University of California Irvine School of Law
Kendra Albert, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
Gloria González Fuster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Annie Seifullah, C.A. Goldberg Law, PLLC
2018 Symposium: Shaping American Nationalism
The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law hosted its 2018 Symposium: Shaping American Nationalism on November 9, 2018. This event explored the intersections of immigration law, gender, and sexuality through conversations with scholars, practitioners, and policy experts. The Keynote Address by Kroc Institute’s Erin Corcoran, L’00 focused on defining American identity in the era of President Trump. It was followed by two moderated panel discussions and the following speakers:
Panel One: The Policy and Politics of Immigration and Parenting
Bianca Santos, Pangea Legal Services
Jodie Roure, John Jay College
Karen Baker, Georgetown Law
Jennifer Nagda, Young Center
Panel Two: Queering American Nationalism
Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Boston University
Gillian Chadwick, Washburn University
Connor Cory, Whitman Walker
Sharita Gruberg, Center for American Progress
Scholarship
Articles
The LGBTQ Asylum Seeker: Particular Social Groups and Authentic Queer Identities
Connor Cory
Failing the Refugee Child: Gaps in the Refugee Convention Relating to Children
Sarah J. Diaz
Immigrant Women, Domestic Violence, and Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico: Compounding the Violence for the Most Vulnerable
Jodie G. Roure
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