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Research Network for Culture, Law and the Body at Utrecht University: https://rnc-lb.sites.uu.nl/ run by @willemijnruberg.bsky.social and @elwinhofman.bsky.social
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 16d
I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from
@politybooks.bsky.social. Thank you to Jeremy Harte, Simon Young, Jo Hickey-Hall and Owen Davies for such generous endorsements! 🌿📚 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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Feminist Legal Studies @flsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 22
“Like many others, we will continue to engage and, true to her spirit, also challenge her many ideas and insights.”

We are excited to share our new special issue which explores the work of late feminist scholar Drucilla Cornell.

You can read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Research Network for Culture, Law and the Body @culturelawbody.bsky.social · Sep 12
The @culturelawbody.bsky.social network is organizing a workshop on Human Rights and the Body at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social on Friday 21 November 14.00-17.00. More information:
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@willemijnruberg.bsky.social and @elwinhofman.bsky.social welcome all of you!
21 November 2025: Human Rights and the Body
The body plays a crucial but often understated and undertheorized role in human rights. Scholars from different disciplines have recently proposed different ways to address this, but have not always b...
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Sep 11
a very long but interesting essay by prof. Jill Lepore on how the democratic process of constitutional amendments has been replaced by judicial interpretation, mostly by the US Supreme Court, under the much debated philosophy of Originalism.
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How Originalism Killed the Constitution
A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Aug 27
Ik schreef een recensie van de nieuwe boeken van @manongarcia.bsky.social en van Mathilde Levesque over het proces-Pelicot in de @groene.nl.

Het proces-Pelicot, of: hoe 51 verkrachters dingen zeiden als: ‘ik had geen keuze’ www.groene.nl/artikel/heel...
Het proces-Pelicot, of: hoe 51 verkrachters dingen zeiden als: ‘ik had geen keuze’
Het proces in 2024 tegen de 51 verkrachters van Gisèle Pelicot kan worden gelezen als een kritiek op de patriarchale forensische psychiatrie. Manon Garcia en Mathilde Levesque maken de balans op.
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · May 30
My review of Dagmar Herzog's excellent new book The Question of Unworthy Life. Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century has been published in the International Review of Social History:
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Dagmar Herzog. The Question of Unworthy Life. Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century. Princeton University Press, Princeton (NJ) 2024. 312 pp. Ill. $35.00/£30.00. (E-book: $35.00/£30.00.) | Internat...
Dagmar Herzog. The Question of Unworthy Life. Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century. Princeton University Press, Princeton (NJ) 2024. 312 pp. Ill. 35.00/£30.00.)
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · May 13
Super proud of Pauline Dirven, who has won the
Praemium Erasmianum for her thesis 'Embodied Performances of Forensic Expertise: Epistemic virtues, gender, and emotions in British forensic culture 1920-1980'! It was a joy to supervise her with @jochenhung.bsky.social
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Research prizes - Stichting Praemium Erasmianum
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Apr 28
This afternoon 4-5pm (CET)/3-4pm (GMT), professor Maksymilian Del Mar will give an online talk on ‘Kinesic Legal Humanities’ @culturelawbody.bsky.social. Contact me to receive a link ([email protected]).
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Kinesic Legal Humanities: talk by prof. Maksymilian Del Mar 28 April 4pm CET
On Monday 28 April 2025 from 4-5pm (CET)/3-4pm (GMT), professor Maksymilian Del Mar will give an online talk on 'Kinesic Legal Humanities'. You can find an abstract below. Professor Del Mar is profess...
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Elwin Hofman @elwinhofman.bsky.social · Apr 24
This Monday, Maks Del Mar will talk about 'Kinesic Legal Humanities'. Wondering what that is? Send me a message to join online (it's something very exciting, I promise) @culturelawbody.bsky.social
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Apr 22
This Thursday 15-17 is my talk 'On or in the body? Physical examinations by police and forensic doctors and the right to bodily integrity' for the PULSE seminar, UvA. Prof. Ian Burney will talk about cultures of innocence and justice. @culturelawbody.bsky.social; @rebeccawynter.bsky.social
willemijnruberg.bsky.social Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Jan 31
The programme for the new seminar series of the PULSE network (Medical &Health Humanities) is here! Looking forward to giving a talk on 24 April, in the session with prof. Ian Burney: the theme of that seminar is Justice. In Amsterdam!
www.pulsenetwork.nl/seminars/
Seminars - Pulse Network
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Apr 16
Join us for this online talk on legal humanities by prof. Del Mar on 28 April!
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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · Mar 27
Fantastic panel @esshc.bsky.social #esshc2025 on 'Bodily Autonomy in Criminal Justice' ⚖️ @willemijnruberg.bsky.social on forensics & the body, @elwinhofman.bsky.social on phone books, torture & police 🚓interrogation, Lidia Zanetti Domingues on medieval punishment & Javier Cubo on changes 18th->19thC
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Mar 5
Important article on sexual forensics:
McMillan, L., Corrigan, R., Mulla, S., Rees, G., & White, D. (2025). Compliance and credibility: a critique of the sexual assault forensic examination from international perspectives. Gender and Justice, 1(1), 119-139. (Mar 5, 2025: doi.org/10.1332/3033...
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Elwin Hofman @elwinhofman.bsky.social · Feb 12
Maandag vertel ik in Utrecht wat een goed politieverhoor is - of was. Het wordt een rollercoaster langs martelingen, psychologische trucs, good cops en bad cops. Ook jij kan erbij zijn! sg.uu.nl/agenda/2025/...
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Feb 16
A clear explanation of originalism and post-originalism legal thought in the US. On why some conservative theorists compare the powers of the American president with those of Roman emperors.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
An increasingly influential group of conservative scholars has some drastic ideas about the president’s power.
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Joshua Shaw @joshuashaw.bsky.social · Feb 14
My latest article, “A Common Law Power to Dissect: A Medico-Legal History,” is published in the Medical Law Review. I argue that some jurists claimed that dissection was lawful independent of statute. Such a power preceded and was parallel to the Anatomy Act 1832. academic.oup.com/medlaw/artic...
A common law power to dissect: a medico-legal history
Abstract. Some jurists claimed there was a common law power to dissect the human body prior to and outside of the Anatomy Act 1832. That power formed part
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Research Network for Culture, Law and the Body @culturelawbody.bsky.social · Feb 4
The @culturelawbody.bsky.social research network is organizing an online talk by prof. Maksymilian Del Mar (Queen Mary) on 'Kinesic Legal Humanities': on 28 April 4-5pm CET/3-4pm (GMT). More information: rnc-lb.sites.uu.nl/category/eve...
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On Monday 28 April 2025 from 4-5pm (CET)/3-4pm (GMT), professor Maksymilian Del Mar will give an online talk on 'Kinesic Legal Humanities'. You can find an abstract below. Professor Del Mar is profess...
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Jan 31
The programme for the new seminar series of the PULSE network (Medical &Health Humanities) is here! Looking forward to giving a talk on 24 April, in the session with prof. Ian Burney: the theme of that seminar is Justice. In Amsterdam!
www.pulsenetwork.nl/seminars/
Seminars - Pulse Network
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Jan 31
The @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social Humanities Graduate School Conference 2025 is on The Human Body: Culture, History, and Expression. 22 May 2025 in Utrecht! Deadline for abstracts: 1 Feb. 2025. hgsc.sites.uu.nl
Utrecht University Humanities Graduate Conference | Universiteit Utrecht
An annual conference for Humanities research-oriented (R)MA students and PhDs both from Utrecht University and other (inter)national institutions.
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Jan 13
Cultural History @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a vacancy for a temporary lecturer in Cultural History (for 1 year; 0,7fte; starting 1 Feb. 2025; deadline 17 Jan.). We will consider all specializations, but hope to hire someone with expertise in Russian or US history.
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Lecturer in Cultural History
Are you a historian, preferably with an interest in the cultural history of Russia and the United States? We are looking for a temporary lecturer!
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Jan 10
Looking forward to reading this book by Elsa Dorlin: Se défendre. Une philosophie de la violence (2017)
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Se défendre - Éditions Zones
En 1685, le Code noir défendait « aux esclaves de porter aucune arme offensive ni de gros bâtons » sous peine de fouet. Au XIXe siècle, en Algérie, l’État colonial interdisait les armes aux indigènes,...
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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · Dec 12
The proofs of my book have arrived. One final check and it’s (hopefully!) ready for the world.

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Screenshot of book front matter, The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law.
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Oct 16
On 23 Oct. prof. Hans Pols will give a talk at Utrecht University: “Trauma” in the Indonesian Popular and Medical Imagination:The May 1998 Riots'. 10.00-12.00
Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Room 007. Join us!
www.uu.nl/en/events/se...

If you want to join online, send me an email: [email protected]
Seminar: ‘Trauma’ in the Indonesian popular and medical imagination
Hans Pols explores how Western concepts of trauma are adopted and how the term ‘trauma’ emerged in Indonesian discourse following the May 1998 riots.
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Willemijn Ruberg @willemijnruberg.bsky.social · Oct 17
Great to see BODIES BEYOND BINARIES in print. I contributed an afterword to the volume. #bodyhistory
kateimy.bsky.social Kate Imy @kateimy.bsky.social · Oct 17
BODIES BEYOND BINARIES is now available! Check it out if you’re interested in the entwined histories of race, gender, and colonialism in Asia, including chapters on India, Singapore, the Philippines, and beyond!

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Photo of the cover for Bodies Beyond Binaries in Colonial and Postcolonial Asia, edited by Kate Imy, Teresa Segura-Garcia, Elena Valdameri, and Erica Wald, featuring a photo of Indian women doing physical fitness.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Oct 15
Structural Injustice and the Law now available, open access from @uclpress.bsky.social
Fill your virtual boots.

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