Join us (in person @allard.ubc.ca) on Wednesday, October 7 for CNLH Presents: How to Succeed (and Stay Human) in Law School. We will be talking with Prof. Lynda Collins. Read more: cnlh.ubc.ca/cnlh-present...

A Call for Book Chapter Proposals on Names, Crime, and the Law One of the most fascinating areas of interdisciplinary research involving onomastics,  criminology, and the law is forensic onomastics. The current call for book chapter proposals is for an upcoming publication in the Bloomsbury book…

A Call for Book Chapter Proposals on Names, Crime, and the Law

One of the most fascinating areas of interdisciplinary research involving onomastics,  criminology, and the law is forensic onomastics. The current call for book chapter proposals is for an upcoming publication in the Bloomsbury book series, “Names and Naming in the Social Sciences and Humanities”.   Possible topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: Names of crimes, criminals, victims, and/or law enforcement agencies…

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Job Opportunity! Lecturer in Early Modern British History Keele University - Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences - School of Humanities and Social Sciences www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSK768/l...

Lecturer in Early Modern British History at Keele University

An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Early Modern British History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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From May to July, @ials.bsky.social held its inaugural Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums. Organised by LHub, the series brought together early-career scholars from across law and the humanities to share work in progress at the intersections of the two fields. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies holds Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums

Between May and July 2026, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies held its inaugural Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums across all four UK nations.

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Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities is now open and accepting submissions on Scholastica! Submit your article here: https://yjlh.scholasticahq.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions

Lecturer in English and Creative Writing School of Law Humanities and Social Sciences University of Plymouth Location: Plymouth Salary: £39,906 to £56,535

Lecturer in English and Creative Writing University of Plymouth - School of Law Humanities and Social Sciences www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSO335/l...

Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at University of Plymouth

Apply for the Lecturer in English and Creative Writing role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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EVENT - Our Mirosław Michał Sadowski, Lecturer and Programme Coordinator for the International Maritime Law LLM/MSc, launches his book "Pirates and Maritime Law. Legal Constructs and Cultural Perceptions" (Routledge) on 3 September. Details/RSVP online: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Legal Moves by Anna Jayne Kimmel engages in a project of epistemological disobedience, boldly suturing concepts of dance studies—kinesthetic awareness, fleshly memory, and techniques of the body—to the legal humanities. https://ow.ly/8Ext50ZEYa9 #ReadUP

My department (Business Humanities & Law at Copenhagen Business School) is currently offering two PhD Scholarships, the first in Responsible Entrepreneurship. Very good pay and conditions in a highly welcoming and interdisciplinary dept. Historians welcome! Spread the word. Feel free to email me.

Applications open for LLM and PhD programmes at the School of Advanced Study next week, on Tuesday 1 September! Explore postgraduate and doctoral options in law, humanities and social science subjects, starting in January - sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study

📢 CALL FOR NETWORKS. LHub invites applications for research networks of law & humanities for 2026-27. Open to all academics with relevant research interests. ⏰ Deadline: 6 Sept 2026. 🔗Further information: tinyurl.com/catx3vsn 📚 Application form: tinyurl.com/rkaybujy #LawandHumanities

What is the human rights regime? And how can it be colonial? New research regarding perspectives from the global south is currently ongoing! #humanrights #globalsouth #socialscience #humanities #philosophy #law #socialscienceresearch Follow along here: phdforsociety.com/is-the-human...

Is the Human Rights Regime Colonial?

In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights promised something radical: that dignity and liberty belonged to every person, everywhere, simply by virtue of being human. Built from the ashes of…

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Legal Theory Bookworm: “Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law” edited by Sevel The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law edited by Michael Sevel. Here is a description:...

Legal Theory Bookworm: “Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law” edited by Sevel

The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law edited by Michael Sevel. Here is a description: This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of the study of the rule of law across law, the humanities, and social sciences, as well as insights into the practice of building the rule of law within and among states. Its 28 chapters are by many of the world’s leading scholars of the rule of law, as well as distinguished junior scholars, from a dozen countries and representing a number of academic disciplines.

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Hey @canmedievalists.bsky.social, please join me in congratulating Dr. Shannon McSheffrey on being elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. This honour is well-deserved! Congratulations Shannon!

if Aug 11 is too far away, you can PREVIEW this book on law & narrative on G Books: books.google.ca/books?id=HvO... with essays by Almas Khan, Anne E Ralph, Annie Kim, moi-meme, and more! @lpcprof.bsky.social @lawhumanitiesca.bsky.social @law-and-humanities.bsky.social @lch-law-cult-hum.bsky.social

Law, Narrative, Narratology

Explores the diverse applications of narrative in law beyond the courtroom, from client-lawyer interactions to legal decisionsOnce regarded by law professors as serving an ornamental purpose in legal ...

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Critical Times 2026: Bodies Monday 6 to Friday 10 July 2026, University of Lucerne

REMINDER: Critical Times Summer School University of Lucerne July 6-10, 2026. Open to PhD, PostDoc, Grads to re/think the significance of bodies in various contexts, situations and relations. Or to ask: do bodies still matter? DEADLINE: March 20, 2026 More Info: www.unilu.ch/en/faculties...

ATTN Grad Students: 26th Annual UBC Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Grad Conference May 7-8, 2026 in Vancouver @allard.ubc.ca Theme: "Is Law the Answer? Engaging the Law's Responses to Difficult Questions." Abstracts DUE: Feb 13, 2026 via email to allardgraduateconference@outlook.com

My latest article, “The Legal Somatics of Body Bequests Before the Anatomy Act 1832”, is published in Mortality, an interdisciplinary journal on death and dying. In the article, I analyze the medico-legal history of 18th- and 19th-century body bequests in England and Ireland. doi.org/10.1080/1357...

The legal somatics of body bequests before the Anatomy Act 1832

Without the authority of legislation in the United Kingdom, some bequeathed their bodies to physicians, surgeons and apothecaries to dissect and create anatomical specimens in the eighteenth and ea...

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Very excited for the next Critical Legal Conference, this year being hosted by Westminster Uni. We have this teaser of the theme: criticallegalthinking.com/2026/02/03/c...

CLC 2026: Protocols: Infrastructures of the Normative

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The Call for submissions to the annual IHA conference - Un/Silencing Healthcare: Voices, Power and Imagination has been extended to Thursday 16 April 2026. www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

Irish Humanities Alliance | EXTENSION Call for Papers (16 April) - IHA annual conference

IRISH HUMANITIES ALLIANCE CONFERENCE 2026<br /> CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<br /> <br /> We invite submissions for a two-day interdisciplinary conference on the theme of Un/Silencing Healthcare: Voices…

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Calling all Postgraduate students working in medical and health humanities. Have you submitted your abstracts yet? This promises to be an exceptional conference - Un/silencing healthcare. Call open until 26th March.

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We are excited to launch Call for Papers for the IHA annual conference 2026 - Un/Silencing Healthcare: Voices, Power and Imagination, hosted by South East Technological University (SETU) on 3rd & 4th Sept. Further details and link for abstract submissions 👇 www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

🎙️ Research beyond the page! Join our Introduction to Podcasting workshop on 18 May (online). Learn to shape ideas, find your voice, and start podcasting. Only 12 spots—hands-on & supportive. Book here:https://buff.ly/Ks6Y236 #Podcasting #PublicEngagement #ECRs #Research

Introduction to Podcasting

A full-day online workshop by The Sociological Review Foundation guiding academics on how to create, produce, and launch research-focused podcasts.

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New blog post from Mark Zion "Nomos and Narrative: An Introductory Seminar on 'Law and Literature' for Newcomers" cnlh.ubc.ca/nomos-and-na...

Recording of Professor Dodek's lecture on the rule of law now available: (or at cnlh.ubc.ca/conversation...)

CNLH & LSA CRN 43 Innovations in Judging Co-Present: Challenges to the Rule of Law in Three Acts with Professor Adam Dodek

Professor Adam Dodek is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law (Common Law Section). He has taught Public Law, Constitutional Law, Legal…

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The NUI Travelling Doctoral Studentships are now open for applications! In 2024, the maximum value of a full Travelling Doctoral Studentship will be €30,000 per annum.🎓✈️ 🗓️Apply by 25 March 2024 Full details are available here: www.nui.ie/awards/Trave...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THE 2026 HOLBERG PRIZE AND NILS KLIM PRIZE. Deadline: 15 June 2025. The Holberg Prize is an international award for outstanding research in humanities, social sciences, law, or theology. The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to scholars under 40 from/in the Nordic countries.

The nomination process

We welcome nominations for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize by 15 June. Both prizes are awarded annually for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences…

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**LAUNCH OF THE NEW CENTRE FOR THE CRITIQUE OF LAW AND SOCIETY** Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic. Full program and registration here: tinyurl.com/stateofcritique

From 22-28 June 2026 we are hosting a summer school on heritage, human rights and space law at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, partnering with the Center for Air and Space Law (University of Mississippi), plus For All Moonkind and the Heritage International Institute www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...