Book discussion with Jeannie Suk '91
Date: Monday, March 22 2010, 06:30 PM
Place: HCHS Library - 71 East 94th Street
Please join us at a reception and book discussion with Jeannie Suk '91. Jeannie will discuss her new book At Home in the Law: How the Domestic Violence Revolution Is Transforming Privacy. In this troubling book, she shows how the legitimate goal of legal feminists to protect women from domestic abuse has led to a new and unexpected set of legal practices. She examines case studies of major legal developments in contemporary American law pertaining to domestic violence, self-defense, privacy, sexual autonomy, and property in order to illuminate the changing relation between home and the law. She argues that the growing legal vision that has led to the breakdown of traditional boundaries between public and private space is resulting in a substantial reduction of autonomy and privacy for both women and men.
To make sure we have plenty of wine, cheese, and other refreshments, please rsvp to
hchsaa_events@yahoo.com! Be prepared for a heated debate amongst alums!
Jeannie Suk ‘91 is the first Asian American woman to hold a tenure-track post at Harvard Law School.
Professor Suk received her B.A. from Yale University in 1995, her D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1999, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2002. She served as a law clerk to Associate Justice David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court, and to Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She is a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow.
