The Centre for Law & Social Change invites you to apply for its first Law & Marxist Methods Spring School at the City Law School.
This two-day focused workshop will be a space for participants to discuss their research within the specific framework of Marxist approaches to legal scholarship.
The Spring School will focus specifically on Third World Marxism and Marxist feminism on Day 1, and Queer and Trans Marxism on Day 2. We invite everyone to attend both days of the workshop, regardless of your research topic. On the afternoon of Day 2, we will hold a writing workshop, where you will have the opportunity to workshop a piece of writing in progress and gain valuable feedback.
In each session, a faculty member will provide a 30-minute introductory talk about their own research method, and this will be followed by an open discussion in which participants will have the chance to discuss their own research questions. We anticipate talking about the basics of what Marxist legal scholarship looks like, what the core research questions and themes are (or could be) and how to overcome challenges and avoid pitfalls.
Finally, we will also set aside time to discuss how we connect our theoretical research to praxis and encourage an open flow of ideas. We hope the sessions will be useful as well as supportive and fun, and aid in building a network of Marxist legal scholars.
We encourage the participation of advanced Masters & PhD researchers and earlier career scholars – whether you’re new-ish to Marxist legal research or a seasoned Marxist. You’re also welcome if your scholarship isn’t primarily in law but is related/relevant to law, questions of justice, legal concepts such as property, etc. We will send a suggested reading list with some core texts by our facilitators prior to the event to ease discussion.
The Spring School will take place in person at City in central London or, if needed, for accessibility in a hybrid format. The City Law School is wheelchair accessible, and we strive to make this event as accessible as possible with our very limited resources. Please email us if you would like to discuss any specific access needs.
Programme
9 May 2024 – Afternoon session
- Marxist Feminism – chaired by Mai Taha (LSE)
- Third World Marxism – chaired by Rob Knox (University of Liverpool)
10 May 2024 – Morning session
- Queer Marxism – chaired by Shreeta Lakhani (SOAS)
- Trans Marxism – chaired by Grietje Baars (City, University of London, and Co-Director of the Centre for Law & Social Change).
10 May 2024 – Afternoon session
- Writing Workshop
Applications
To apply, please send us (on one page) an outline of your project, stating your research topic and question(s), the methods you are using, and what you hope to get out of this event.
Applications should be submitted by Thursday, 28 March 2024, to centrelawsocialchange@city.ac.uk. Successful applicants will be notified within ten days.
We are looking forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at centrelawsocialchange@city.ac.uk
Attendance at City events is subject to our terms and conditions.