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November 11, 2005
Legal History: It Can Be Very Interesting!
This is my first step back into the world of academic conferences after what I like to call "the Great Vancouver Massacre of 2002." That was when I traveled across the continent to the Law & Society Association's annual meeting to lead a session I'd organized about three recent books on the Japanese American internment (including my own), and one person attended the session.
(I know, I know, it's stupid to post embarrassing stuff like this. I figure that if I use the blog for self-promotion, I need to balance it with occasional self-ridicule.)
The morning's panels were excellent. I heard a really interesting paper about the roles that women played in English probate cases in late 17th-century England, a riveting account of the post-Vichy trials of collaborationist judges in France, a beautifully written and very engaging paper about the battle against compulsory school vaccination laws in the early 20th century, and a fascinating account of WWI conscientious objectors.
My talk is this afternoon, and it's about the bureaucracy that was created in 1943 to adjudicate, on a case-by-case basis, the loyalty or disloyalty of 40,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry.
Posted by Eric at November 11, 2005 8:04 AM
Comments
Eric,
Any chance you can post (or email me) the name of the author of the paper about compulsory school vaccination laws? I looked through the draft ASLH program available on line and didn't see it.
Thanks!
Posted by: Alisa Rosenthal at November 11, 2005 2:45 PM
Enjoy yourself in Cincinnati.
The Netherland is a beautiful hotel.
Eric, you have a great blog even if I only sometimes agree with you.
The Cincinnati Historian
Posted by: David Merkowitz at November 11, 2005 3:38 PM
Eric, are you back in Chapel Hill? Tomorrow, Tues 15 Nov 7-9, we're having a bloggers party in Durham. Please join us for free food, free beer, a tour of WUNC's new studios and plenty of gabbing about blogs and such. Details of the event are at http://mistersugar.com/article/4038/get-an-idea-roll-with-it. Any and all bloggers and podcasters in NC are welcome to attend.
Posted by: Anton Zuiker at November 14, 2005 2:41 PM