SLSA E‐Newsletter
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12150 |
| Published date | 01 March 2019 |
| Date | 01 March 2019 |
Socio-Legal
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SO CI O -L EG A L NE W SL ET T ER • NO8 4 • SP RI N G 2 01 8
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 SP R I N G 2018
No 84
SLSA BRISTOL 2018
Yet again, the Annual Conference is fast approaching!
This year it will be held at the University of Bristol Law
School from 27 to 29 March 2018.
Registration is now open at the late rate, but still with an
excelle nt me mbership di scount. Th e clo sing date for a ll
registrations is 6pm on 19 March 2018. Be sure not to miss this
important deadline. Visit the website as soon as you can at
wwww.slsa2018.com. This year we have received over 450
abstracts in response to the call for papers and the theme and
stream convenors have been working on putting the panels
together. As always, there is a great range of papers and some
delegates will no doubt have difficulty choosing between the
parallel panel sessions.
The conference hub and all the seminar rooms for each
session are centrally located in Clifton, Bristol, in the iconic Wills
Memorial Building and in two other buildings in ne arby
Berkeley Square. At the time of writing, we have also received a
selection of excellent posters (submission deadline has now
passed). These are a wonderful opportunity to showcase your
research to a wide range of audiences. The posters in the
competition will be displayed throughout all three days of the
conference ensuring high visibility for your research. For PGRs
there is also a Networking Scheme to facilitate relationships
between early career and postgraduate researchers. Plus, we are
delighted to an nounce that we h ave awarded 12 student
bursaries this year to support the attendance of PGRs. (See
page 4 for further PGR conference information.)
On the first evening, delegates can enjoy a wine reception at
Wills Memorial Building following an exciting plenary panel
session on ‘Socio-legal Studies at a Watershed? A Conversation’.
The plenary panel features an impressive list of speakers to
debate this topic. Introduced by myself in my capacity as Head
of the University of Bristol Law School, and chaired by Bristol’s
very own Professor of Law and Policy, Dave Cowan, the panel
consists of: Cardiff University’s Professor Ambreena Manji;
Professor of Law, Gender and History at Bristol, Lois Bibbings;
and Professor Carl Stychin, Dean of City Law School.
The conference dinner, on the second evening, will be served
in the beautiful space of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery next
door to the Wills Memorial Building. We will have special access
to the Egypt exhibition at the museum. At the dinner the SLSA
chair, Rosie Harding, will announce the winners of the SLSA
book and article prizes.
Bristol has been named as one of the best places to visit in
2018 by the New York Times. This is not surprising as it is a
vibrant multicultural city situated on the Avon and Frome
rivers. Highlights for visitors include cultural venues, such as
the Watershed, the Everyman and Old Vic theatres and the
Museum and Art Gallery (located close t o the conference
venue). The famous Clifton Suspension Bridge is also within an
easy stroll of the conference as are other attractions, for example,
the Walled City Walk and medieval Corn Street, plus the
Curious Science Centre, Bristol Zoo and the Aquarium. The
conference team has organised a fantastic line-up of additional
activities alongside the main conference programme: a Street
Art Tour, featuring the work of Banksy and other Bristol artists;
a historic Suffragette Walk through the city; and tours of the
Wills Memorial Building (including a trip up the tower) and
Brunel’s iconic bridge. To reserve a place on a tour, email
Suzanne Mills esuzanne.mills@bristol.ac.uk (payment in cash
to the tour guide on the day). Full details of the activities can be
found at wwww.slsa2018.com/conference-activities.
Bristol is well-s erved by the trans port netw ork and
accessible by rail, car, bus, coach and plane. The website features
comprehensive details of all travel routes. Accommodation is
not included in the conference package, but the Bristol team has
arranged preferential rates at several city hotels. These can be
found on the website along with details of other providers
offering a wide range of prices. There are also a number of
childcare options available for those with children. For further
information a nd to book yo ur place, vis it the confer ence
website: wwww.slsa2018.com.
If you have any questions, please see the conference website
wwww.sls a2018.com or eslsa-20 18@bristol.ac .uk. The
conference steering committee – led by Dr Devyani Prabhat and
Dr Janine Sargoni – and I look forward to seeing you in Bristol
later this month!
Professor Joanne Conaghan, Head of School,
University of Bristol Law School
SLSA EXEC NEWS
Annual general meeting
The AGM will take place at 1.30pm on Wednesday 28 March
2018, during the Annual Conference in Bristol. All members are
welcome to attend. Please allow one hour for this. To suggest an
agenda item, please email SLSA secretary Neil Graffin by Friday
9 March 2018 eneil.gaffin@open.ac.uk.
Thank you
Leaving the Exec at the AGM are our Newcastle 2017 conference
organisers, Nikki Godden-Rasul and Kevin Crosby. Nwudego
Chinwuba, Lagos, and Jonathan Garton, Warwick, are also
stepping down having served one and two terms respectively.
We thank them all for the valuable contribution that they have
made during their time on the committee.
Vacancies on Executive Committee
There will be at least two vacancies arising at the AGM. If you
feel you can offer your time and expertise and are interested in
being nominated it is important that you attend the AGM where
nominations will be taken and a secret ballot held if nominations
exceed the number of seats available. You also need to attend the
AGM if you wish to nominate a colleague. The Exec webpage
offers an insight into the roles and duties of Exec members
wwww slsa.ac.uk/index.php/executive-committee, plus a job
descrip tion is ava ilable at www w.slsa .ac.uk/ index.p hp/
executive-committee#role. Anyone interested is welcome to
contact the chair or a member of the Exec for an informal chat.
Welcome
Finally, we are delighted to welcome to the Exec the organisers
of next year’s conference at the University of Leeds, Amanda
Keeling and Imogen Jones.
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© Socio-Legal Studies Association 2018 ISSN: 0957-7817
SLSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2017—2018
CHAIR
Rosie Harding
University of Birmingham
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r.j.harding@bham.ac.uk
VICE-CHAIR AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Jen Hendry
University of Leeds
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j.hendry@leeds.ac.uk
SECRETARY
Neil Graffin
Open University
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neil.graffin@open.ac.uk
TREASURER
Mark O’Brien
Oxford Brookes University
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mark.obrien@brookes.ac.uk
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Maebh Harding
Warwick University
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maebh.harding@warwick.ac.uk
PUBLISHER LIAISON
Naomi Creutzfeldt
University of Westminster
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n.creutzfeldt@westminster.ac.uk
Newsletter sponsorship
The Socio-Legal Newsletter is sponsored
by a consortium of law schools interested
in promoting socio-legal studies in the UK.
If your institution would like to become
involved in this initiative, please contact
SLSA chair Rosie Harding
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r.j.harding@bham.ac.uk.
Newsletter academic sponsors 2016—2019
are: Birkbeck; Cardiff Law School; Centre
for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford; Keele
University; Kent University; Leeds Beckett
University; the LSE; Newcastle University;
Northumbria University Newcastle; QMUL;
Queen’s University Belfast; University
College London; University of Birmingham
University of Exeter; University of Leeds;
University of Leicester; University of
Liverpool; University of Nottingham;
University of Sheffield; University of
Strathclyde; University of Sussex; University
of Westminster; University of York; and
Warwick Law School.
The newsletter is also sponsored by the
Journal of Law and Society.
. . . n e w s l e t t e r s p o n s o r s . . . n e w s l e t t e r s p o n s o r s . . .
Nikki Godden-Rasul (2017
conference organiser)
Newcastle University
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nikki.godden-
rasul@newcastle.ac.uk
Ed Kirton-Darling
Kent University
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e.kirton-darling-
276@kent.ac.uk
John Harrington
Cardiff University
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harringtonj3@cardiff.ac.uk
Colin Moore
Kent University
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c.r.moore@kent.ac.uk
Vanessa Munro
Warwick University
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v.munro@warwick.ac.uk
Elen Stokes (JLS representative)
Cardiff University
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stokese1@cardiff.ac.uk
Ilke Turkmendag
Newcastle University
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ilke.turkmendag
@newcastle.ac.uk
Tom Webb
Lancaster University
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t.webb@lancaster.ac.uk
LEEDS 2019
Amanda Keeling
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a.keeling@leeds.ac.uk
Imogen Jones
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i.jones2@leeds.ac.uk
SLSA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Diamond Ashiagbor
IALS, University of London
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diamond.ashiagbor@sas.ac.uk
Nwudego Chinwuba
Lagos University, Nigeria
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uchinwuba@unilag.edu.ng
Emilie Cloatre
Kent University
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e.cloatre@kent.ac.uk
Kevin Crosby (2017 conference
organiser)
Newcastle University
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kevin.crosby@newcastle.ac.uk
Jill Dickinson
Sheffield Hallam University
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jill.dickinson@shu.ac.uk
Jonathan Garton
Warwick University
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j.garton@warwick.ac.uk
INTERNATIONAL
LIAISON/SCOTTISH REP
Sharon Cowan
Edinburgh University
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s.cowan@ed.ac.uk
EDITOR: NEWSLETTER, WEB,
eBULLETIN
Marie Selwood
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marieselwood@btinternet.com
GRANTS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Jess Guth
Leeds Beckett University
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j.guth@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
POSTGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE
Jessica Mant
Leeds University
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j.l.mant@leeds.ac.uk
WEBMASTER
Jed Meers
University of York
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jed.meers@york.ac.uk
BRISTOL 2018
Devyani Prabhat
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devyani.prabhat@bristol.ac.uk
Janine Sargoni
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janine.sargoni@bristol.ac.uk
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