Socio-Legal Studies Workshop

The Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together scholars both within and beyond the UCI community working at the intersections of law, social sciences, humanities, and the arts.  The Workshop also features a series of book talks, in which authors will discuss their recently published work. Unless otherwise noted, all Workshop sessions will meet on Fridays, 12:00–1:15 p.m.

Workshop Schedule


CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jes Torres Baker - Fraud Narratives: The Formation and Reproduction of Skepticism towards Immigrants in the US

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Jan 24, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Ayako Hirata - Fidelity to the Rules, Fidelity to the Agency: Government Lawyers in Japan and California

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Jan 31, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Gregg Macey - The State and Environmental Justice: Toward Reconciliation

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Feb 14, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Tabrez Ebrahim - What’s in a Muslim Name?: Evidence from the USPTO

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Feb 21, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Veronica Valencia Gonzalez - Global Influences, Local Realities: Unraveling Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Michoacán

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Feb 28, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Vibhuti Ramachandran - "Immoral Traffic:" An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Mar 14, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jothie Rajah - Necropolitical Law, War, and Media

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Mar 28, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Swethaa Ballakrishnen - Blasé: Genderqueerness, Ambiguous Legalities, and Interactional Ambivalence 

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 4, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Aziza Ahmed

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 11, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Dalié Jiménez - Debt Buying, Still Dirty After All These Years

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 18, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

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