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WOMEN, LAW AND CULTURE Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict
Part 3 of the excerpt from Jocelynne A. Scutt’s Women, Law and Culture covers parts 2 and 3 of the contributions to the book. WHN Admin
PART II – SPACE & PLACE
Karen Buczynski-Lee addresses this question in culture and law, in relation to women’s identity and representation in film – as filmmakers. Taking an historical perspective she looks at newly developing technologies at the turn of the 19th into the 20th century, when women struggled for the vote and to stand for parliament or congress, whilst being classed by the law as non-persons, so disentitled to work …
Women, Law and Culture Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict
Part 2
This excerpt repeats a small section of the introductory comments, before concentrating on the detailed information about the contributions in Women, Law and Culture edited by Jocelynne A. Scutt. The linking paragraphs and explanatory material introducing the sections appeared in Part 1. The remainder of the details about the contributions will be posted in Part 3. WHN Admin.
INTRODUCTION
Jocelynne A. Scutt
PART I – IDENTITY AND REPRESENTATION
Through time, women have struggled to establish themselves as human – as ‘equal’ to men – in law and culture. Today, does women’s sense of identity receive support and affirmation …
Women, Law and Culture Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict
Part 1
This excerpt from the introduction of Jocelynne A. Scutt’s Women, Law and Culture Conformity Contradiction and Conflict has been heavily edited to meet, as far as possible, blog word count requirements. While the interconnecting pieces remain, description of the contributions have been omitted. The full details of each contribution will appear in subsequent posts. The introduction also includes a bibliography, not published in the posts. WHN Admin.
INTRODUCTION
Jocelynne A. Scutt
Law and culture are intimately intertwined. Frequently (or even ultimately), laws are based on and in culture, and culture is influenced by law. Both play a major …
Transcript: Hon. Penny Wong speech at ANU Canberra
Hon. Penny Wong
Part 2
SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE
SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT
SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SPEECH
21 June 2016
28TH ANNUAL LIONEL MURPHY MEMORIAL LECTURE
Time for change
In Australia, we can achieve marriage equality by rewriting a few dozen words in the Marriage Act.
We don’t need a referendum, a plebiscite or a contest in our highest court – what we need is political leadership.
The sort of political leadership Lionel Murphy was prepared to show on law reform when it mattered.
Support for marriage …
’12 Days of Christmas’ Quotes
‘I would advise no woman to give up anything she has managed to win. I would advise every woman to work as she can, and gain what she can, and keep it. No woman should be made to surrender her goods or herself. A wise woman will enrich herself as if she were the equal of a man, and a good law would protect her rights, not rob her like an envious husband.’
He smiles at me, very charming, and he shakes his head. ‘You would suggest a sisterhood of queens, a sisterhood of women,’ he says. ‘You would suggest …
