New Books - Fall 2005, List 3
Toxic Diversity: Race, Gender, and Law Talk in America KF4755 .S23 2005 Third Floor From New York University Press: Insisting, in the words of James Baldwin, that “not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” and that thoughtful Americans regardless of race and gender can handle frank conversations about difficult topics, Subotnik’s critique of race and gender theory pulls no punches as it confronts such inflammatory issues as single parenthood, the merit system in academic and business settings, gender privilege in the classroom, and crime. Dan Subotnik is professor of law at Touro College Law Center. 
Out of the Closets & Into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation KF4754.5 A96 2005 Third Floor From University of Michigan Press: Delving into the heated debates over same-sex marriage, antigay initiatives, and anti-sodomy laws, Out of the Closet and into the Courts shows that the law's receptiveness to gay rights claims has varied enormously, over time and from issue to issue, in response to Lambda's choice of strategies and shifts in the sociolegal environment. Out of the Closets and into the Courts explores both the promise and the limits of using legal mobilization to effect social change. Crossing disciplinary boundaries, Ellen Andersen draws on the accumulated knowledge of political science, law, and sociology to explain the origins and outcomes of gay rights litigation. The resulting book is essential reading for anyone interested in gay rights, legal change, and social movements. Ellen Ann Andersen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 
Judges in Contemporary Democracy: An International Conversation K2146.J83 2004 Basement From New York University Press: In the summer of 2000, an esteemed group of judges and legal scholars met in Provence, France, to consider the role of the judge in modern society. They included Robert Badinter, former president of the Constitutional Council in France; Stephen Breyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; Antonio Cassese, the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; Dieter Grimm, former vice president of the Constitutional Court of Germany; Gil Carlos Rodriguez, president of the Court of Justice of the European Union; and Ronald Dworkin, formerly of Oxford University, now professor of philosophy and law at the New York University Law School. What followed was an animated discussion ranging from the influence of the media on the judiciary to the development of an international criminal law to the judge's consideration of the judge's own role. Judges in Contemporary Democracy offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the powers and the role of judges in today's society. Robert Badinter is the former president of the Constitutional Council of France. Stephen Breyer is Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 
Understanding Disability: Inclusion, Access, Diversity, and Civil Rights HV1553 .J34 2005 Basement From Praeger (Greenwood Publishing Group): PAUL T. JAEGER is Manager for Research Development Information Use Management and Policy Institute, Florida State University. His publications have addressed issues of disability law and accessibility, information access, education, electronic government, and information policy and law. CYNTHIA ANN BOWMAN is Associate Professor Literacy Education, Ashland University, OH. She is President-Elect of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and the author of numerous publications on teaching and technology. |
