Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Session 070: Social Movements for Legal Change
Room: Spire Parlor

Sponsor: Law and Society

Organizer: Michael Branch, Hartwick College

Presider: To Be Determined, TBD

Description: 

This session will explore the broad relationship between law, collective social action, social movements, and legislative changes.

Papers:

“‘Almost Everyone Here is Blowing Smoke’: Resisting Eco-fascism and Developing a More Resilient Politics of Concern in the Wake of the 2025 Vistra Chemical Fire,” Kristin J. Wilson, Cabrillo College

“‘Terrorized by…Administrative Proceedings’: Fraternity Brothers, Police Officers, and the Delegitimization of Institutional Accountability Processes,” Anna K. Wood, University of Michigan and Anna D. Fox, The University of Chicago

“Gangism: The Religious Framework of Gangs,” Robert Northman, Portland State University

“Racial Attitudes and Contemporary Protest Criminalization: Analyzing Trends in U.S. Legislation from 2017 to 2024,” Stephanie V. Ha, University of Delaware

“Tensions of Expertise and Law: Advocating for Domestic Violence Victim-survivors with Traumatic Brain Injury,” Kathryn Henne, The Australian National University and Arizona State University

“The Bantasm of ‘Gender’: Exploring the Phantasmatic Quality of Gender in Book Banning,” Alex Niner, University of California, Irvine

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