SLSA E‐Newsletter
| Date | 01 September 2019 |
| Published date | 01 September 2019 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12178 |
Socio-Legal
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N E W S L E T T E R
TH E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E S O C I O - L E G A L S T U D I E S A S S O C I A T I O N AU T U M N /W I N T E R 2018
No 86
FIONA COWNIE AND TONY
BRADNEY JOINTLY AWARDED
SLSA ANNUAL PRIZE
The SLSA Executive is delighted to announce that the
SLSA Prize for Contri butions to the Socio-Legal
Community 2018 will be jointly awarded to Professor
Tony Bradney and Professor Fiona Cownie.
Tony Bradney and Fiona Cownie (or should it be Fiona and
Tony?) constitute a wonderful academic couple. They are far too
modest to claim it, so I do it on their behalf. Over decades they
have produced path-breaking scholarship in the fields of legal
education, study skills, legal profession, and law and religion.
As a duo, they have written fine illustrations of socio-legal
scholarship and pedagogical innovation. For example, their
book English Legal System in Context is now in its 6th edition and
How to Study Law has reached its 8th edition.
Their self less cont ribution to the SL SA stretch es over
decades. Both have served more than once on the Executive,
having held the offices of vice chair (Fiona 1993–1999 and Tony
2004–2008 ) and mem bership s ecretary. They we re centra l
contributors to the SLSA Postgraduate Conferences, finally
stepping down in January 2018. And they have been present and
active at the SLSA Annual Conference since time immemorial,
running the stimulating legal education stream.
They are kind, progressive, thoughtful, understated people
who merit the public recognition awarded by the SLSA. They
are now beginning to contemplate professorial retirement from
the University of Keele where Fiona is a Pro Vice Chancellor.
They expect to live partly in France, but we know academics
never really retire. They will return and return to do what they
do best for the betterment of the socio-legal community and the
SLSA. We look forward to seeing them in Leeds in April 2019.
Phil Thomas
SLSA LEEDS 2019
From 3 to 5 April 2019, socio-legal scholars will be
gathering in Leeds as guests of the University of Leeds
Law School for the SLSA Annual Conference.
Leeds is a vibrant mult icultural city in West Yorkshire,
surrounded by beautiful countryside and a rich industrial history.
Highlights for visitors include the Leeds Art Gallery, and the
Henry Moore Institute, the City Museum, and further afield the
National Museum of Mining, the National Sculpture Park and the
Hepworth Gallery. Cultural events abound, with world class
dance through the Northern Ballet, and music from Opera North,
alongside impressive Victorian architecture in the Town Hall,
City Museum and the beautiful City Library. The conference team
has organised a line-up of additional activities alongside the main
conference programme, with a number of self-guided tours of the
campus art installations and city attractions, plus guided tours of
some of the city’s museums. An optional trip to the National
Sculpture Park will be organised for the Thursday afternoon,
subject to sufficient interest.
There will be the usual packed conference programme with
around 400 papers across 34 streams and 10 current topics over
the three days. The hub of the conference will be the beautiful
Parkinson Building (pictured) with sessions running in rooms
nearby. This year’s plenary session will explore the everyday,
invisible function of law with a particular focus on accessibility.
The law places obligations on us to make society accessible to
people with disabilities – through the Equality Act 2010 and the
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – but
how far do those obligations extend? Our plenary session
explores the concept – and importance – of accessibility beyond
mere physical accessibility, looking to the accessibility of the
arts. The speakers will discuss their experience from the
perspectives of audience member, performer and accessibility
officer. The plenary will be followed by a drinks reception in
Parkinson Court. Day two closes with the SLSA annual dinner
and prize-giving which will take place in the Refectory in Leeds
Student Union: a famous gig venue with its own rich history (as
fans of The Who may well know!) – after-dinner entertainment
will be from a live band.
For postgraduates, there will be a PGR session before the
welcome lunch on 3 April 2019. Previous topics covered in these
workshops have included academic wellbeing and resilience.
Our popular Poster Competition is also back, and there will be
networking opportunities for PGRs to meet with each other, and
with ECRs, throughout the three days of the conference.
Leeds is well-served by the transport network and accessible
by rail, car, bu s, coac h and pl ane. Th e websi te feat ures
comprehensive details of all travel routes. Accommodation is
not included in the conference package, but the Leeds team has
arranged preferential rates at several city hotels, which can also
be found on the website, along with a link to book. The team has
also ne gotiated chil d care with the on- campus Bright
Beginnings, and it will be possible to book places for your
children until a few weeks before the conference begins.
The call for papers is now open, with a deadline of 6pm on
14 January 2019 (see pages 14–15). Registration will open shortly,
and delegates can take advantage of early bird rates until
6 February 2019.
For further information and to book your place, visit the
conference website: wwww.slsa2019.com. If you have any
queries, pl ease contac t the confe rence organ ising team at
eslsa2019@leeds.ac.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you in the spring!
The SLSA 2019 Team
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