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"Man can conquer heaven...but where is the state?" Dr. Peter Wang discusses authoritarianism and the important role of critical thinking in turning the public's attention to government action (or inaction). Listen to this interview given by Dr. Peter Wang, Associate Professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong.

Professor Charisa Kiyô Smith of CUNY Law discusses how access to resources impacts family experiences of the state, youth technology and cyber abuse, marijuana law in the context of family law, pod mapping, responding to violence without the police and more.

This interview with Aysel Kucuksu tracks her recently published papers on a vulnerability approach to asylum law and on applying artificial intelligence to the European Court of Human Rights' decision-making process. Aysel can be found on Twitter @aysel_kucuksu. Articles mentioned: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4081945 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18918131.2022.2078028

Artist Jody Wood discusses her latest piece, Social Pharmacy, an interactive experience that invites participants to share and exchange health remedies. She explores the forces shaping our relationship to health and health institutions, and discusses what is shared and what is private within those relationships.

Professor Andrew Pilliar of Thompson Rivers University discusses how vulnerability theory informs his approach to reforming various systems to provide meaningful access to justice. Read 'Filling the Normative Hole at the Centre of Access to Justice: Toward a Person-Centred Conception' by Andrew Pilliar here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4100809

Professor Marc L. Roark discusses his latest work on resiliency gaps, property as an asset of resilience and more.

Associate Professor Xiaoqian Hu discusses fair housing, the uses of property, and her strategy for creating incremental change.

Dr. Atieno Mboya interviews Corina Heri about her recently published book, Responsive Human Rights: Vulnerability, Ill-treatment and the ECtHR.

Professor Jessica Dixon Weaver discusses the 'elder catch' (a caregiving/work dilemma faced by increasing numbers of adult children), explains the concept of 'resistant assets,' and discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic impacts her research. Articles referenced below. The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus and The Elder Catch (2021). 96 Tul. L. Rev. 59 (2021), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 507, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3839611 Weaver, Jessica Dixon, Grandma in the White House: Legal Support for Intergenerational Caregiving (January 14, 2013). 43 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1 (2013), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 119, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2200277

Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse discusses her career trajectory, ecogenerism, her hopes for the future of child rights and more in this interview.

VHC postdoc Jennifer Hickey uses vulnerability theory to offer a unique assessment of the systemic issues that impact police misconduct in her recently published article, “From Apples to Orchards: A Vulnerability Approach to Police Misconduct.” In this interview, Hickey reflects on the article — written in the thick of the Black Lives Matter movement — and describes innovative ways of approaching police misconduct.

Jody Wood is an artist and social practitioner who uses art to make dependence visible. Listen to her discuss her inspirations and projects including “Beauty in Transition,” “Choreographing Care,” and “Social Pharmacy.”

Professor Richard Daynard of Northeastern University School of Law discusses taking on the tobacco industry, the importance of emotion to humanity, and dispelling the notion of the rational actor.

This episode of Voices in Vulnerability features a conversation with Professor Hila Keren about her recent piece for the LPE symposium on vulnerability theory organized by Professor Keren, Martha McCluskey, and Ronit Kedar. Listen to Professor Keren discuss emotional resilience and the duty of the law to cultivate positive emotions. Read the piece here: https://lpeproject.org/blog/resilience-drainage-and-the-role-of-private-law/

This interview with Dr. Atieno Mboya Samandari explores her activities in Kenya as a Fulbright scholar. Listen to learn about her research into water access for women and girls, surviving the pandemic, and more.

VHC Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Hickey discusses government mistrust, social responsibility, institutional responsiveness, and what it's like to come back to work as the delta variant becomes ubiquitous.

Listen to Deborah Dinner explain how she uses vulnerability theory in her work as a legal historian.

Jennifer Hickey and Mangala Kanayson discuss their respective career paths, touch on emotional regulation, teaching in higher education, and the importance of emotion in the classroom.

"What is artificial intelligence? How will the automation of the decision-making process impact individuals and communities who have historically experienced disadvantage and marginalisation? Why does the use of artificial intelligence decision-making processes result in what Eugenia Eubanks refers to as the automation of inequality? When is the use of artificial intelligence technology valuable? This podcast examines these questions from the vantage point of Martha Fineman’s vulnerability theory."

Professor Risa L. Lieberwitz speaks about the significance of the book, "Transcending the Boundaries of Law: Generations of Feminism and Legal Theory." Transcending the Boundaries of Law: https://www.routledge.com/Transcending-the-Boundaries-of-Law-Generations-of-Feminism-and-Legal-Theory/Fineman/p/book/9780415481403