Chloë Kennedy
@chloejskennedy.bsky.social
Professor of Law and History; more here: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/dr-chloe-kennedy
Historian looking for freelance work. I’m a very experienced RA, I’m looking for anything really that might help me pay my bills, because in general my profession does not, and no one will let me try doing anything else…
The cfp for next year's Society for the History of Emotions conference in Vienna closes in 2 weeks. See you there? societyhistoryemotions.com/she-conferen...
SHE Conference 2027 – Society for the History of Emotions
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Thank you to Markus Dubber and to all the contributors to this special issue. It’s a great honour to have so much engagement with my book.
Modern Criminal Law Review@modcrimlrev.bsky.social · 7mo agoJust Published! Modern Criminal Law Review, Issue 2:2 (2026): INDUCING INTIMACY: International Perspectives on Sexual Fraud Read: crimlrev.net/2026/03/30/m... Watch & Listen: youtube.com/@ModCrimLRev Explore: crimlrev.net
Congratulations to Professor Chloë Kennedy, whose book 'Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law' has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association 🎉 Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP
I'm very excited to share my new book's cover design: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... It is bloodstain-inspired because species-of-origin bloodstain testing is a big part of the story. Out on 15 April 2026 & Open Access as part of the Corpus Juris book series @cornellupress.bsky.social
Fear of the False by Mitra Sharafi | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Fear of the False uncovers colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science. Around 1900, the government of British India created a web of institutions for the scientific det...
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Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026! Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025. Travel grants available.
Thanks to Tsachi Keren-Paz for this first (of which I’m aware) review of my book onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The latest Talking Legal History episode is up! Catherine Evans talks with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social about Kennedy’s book “Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law.” Take a listen to the fascinating conversation here: aslh.net/talking-lega...
A forum on my book! I am so grateful to all the contributors for their careful and thoughtful attention to this little book that has been my life for the last four years. It’s both thrilling and frightening to have it all out in the world.
Modern Criminal Law Review@modcrimlrev.bsky.social · last yr.The YouTube event is now an MCLR+ Forum! From Treason to Trump: Felony’s Medieval Origins and Modern Resilience Read it here: crimlrev.net @elisewang.bsky.social @schwartzesque.bsky.social @lizpappkamali.bsky.social @simon8.bsky.social @lawandhistrev.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking at this conference with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social among others! sites.google.com/view/truth-c...
Schedule
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CfPs 'A feminist politics of radical hope' 4th joint #LEXConference. Details lexnetwork.org under #Events @gjikaphd.bsky.social @bsatheory.bsky.social @chloejskennedy.bsky.social @marthe.bsky.social @elenaloizidou.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social @hanelizqui.bsky.social 1/3
🚨🚨BOOK LAUNCH - INDUCING INTIMACY: DECEPTION, CONSENT AND THE LAW by @chloejskennedy.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social This is a hybrid event - in person and online tickets available via the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📍QMUL, Mile End (and hybrid) 📅 Wednesday 9 April,6 pm.
Kate Leader@leader-kate.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨BOOK LAUNCH - The Criminal Justice Centre at QMUL is delighted to host the launch of @chloekennedy.bsky.social 's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law with an amazing panel incl @markedsouza1.bsky.social 📍QMUL (hybrid) 🗓️ Wed 9 April at 6 pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Join me on Monday 17 February at @edinburghup.bsky.social for a conversation with Prof Saul Takahashi on International Law and the Question of Palestine. Hybrid event. More info and registration here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...
International Law and the Question of Palestine
The Alwaleed Centre is hosting a critical conversation featuring Professor Saul Takahashi (Osaka Jogakuin University) and Dr Nora Jaber (University of Edinburgh) focusing on International Law and Pale...
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And here it is! criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/k... Comments/engagement welcome through the blog.
Kennedy on Deceptively Induced Intimacy
by Chloë Kennedy In this post, I outline the argument I make in my recently published book, Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law, where I suggest that we consult the genealogy of legal…
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Criminal Justice Theory Blog@theoryjustice.bsky.social · 2y agoThis Friday, @chloejskennedy.bsky.social outlines the argument in her recent book, Inducing Intimacy: we should consult the genealogy of legal responses to deceptively induced sexual/romantic relationships when evaluating how the law regulates such conduct: criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com
This Friday, @chloejskennedy.bsky.social outlines the argument in her recent book, Inducing Intimacy: we should consult the genealogy of legal responses to deceptively induced sexual/romantic relationships when evaluating how the law regulates such conduct: criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com
Criminal Justice Theory Blog
Accessible, Interesting, Excellent
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Deadline tomorrow
Chloë Kennedy@chloejskennedy.bsky.social · 2y agoCome and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
An unnecessary but very gratefully received gift from @signetlibrary.bsky.social for giving a book talk there recently
Exciting to be commencing this research project on legal history and emotions with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social and @katieebarclay.bsky.social! www.abdn.ac.uk/law/news-eve...
Emotions and the law under the spotlight in new research project
Understanding where emotions have received legal attention and the reasons behind it is the focus of a new research project involving the School of Law.
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Join us on 5 February at 4pm for a lecture by @pashukanist.bsky.social on international law, racism, and coloniality. Hosted by @uoelawschool.bsky.social and the Al-Waleed Centre. Register here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...
International Law and Racism Today: Colonial Legacy or Structural Necessity?
A public seminar featuring Dr Robert Knox (University of Liverpool) and co-organised by the School of Law and the Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of ...
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My latest piece about gender fraud out today in the Modern Law Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Deceptive Sex: Rethinking Consent from the Gender Margins
This article argues that trans people who choose not to disclose, or who lie about, their gender history prior to sexual intimacy should not be prosecuted for sexual offences, at least not in the abs...
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On Feb 13 Tanya Serisier and Jinal Dadiya will be joining us at @uoelawschool.bsky.social to launch my book It’s a hybrid event and you can register here www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Chloe Kennedy Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law - Book Launch | Edinburgh Law School
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Two weeks to go (deadline Feb 12th)
Chloë Kennedy@chloejskennedy.bsky.social · 2y agoCome and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Professor Chloë Kennedy has been awarded funding from the Leverhulme Trust for a new research project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project aims to understand which – and whose – emotions have received legal protection and for what reasons. Read more: edin.ac/4gWtIRQ
I’ll be doing a book talk on Jan 30 (6-8pm) in Edinburgh at the Signet Library. Sign up link here t.co/patuLkahDd
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inducing-intimacy-deception-consent-and-the-law-tickets-1112575365869
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Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chl...
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Just published: a fascinating piece of work by Jackie Simard — based on some of the doctoral research she did here at UoE Full article: The English Divorce Courts, non-physical ‘cruelty’ and ‘coercive control’ in wives’ petitions, 1857–1914
The English Divorce Courts, non-physical ‘cruelty’ and ‘coercive control’ in wives’ petitions, 1857–1914
This article focuses on petitions presented before the English Divorce Court 1857–1914 to investigate women’s personal experiences and understandings of non-physical ‘cruelty’ in marriage and to re...
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