The Faculty Lounge

You Are My Flower

Unlike the many traditional songs collected by the original Carter Family, "You Are My Flower" was written by A.P. Carter. It was released by Decca in 1939. 

It is a little surprising to see Maybelle flat picking, rather than her usual Carter Family style finger picking. This clip is mostly historical interest, the others are more tuneful.

 

Earl Scruggs finger picks guitar with Mother Maybelle playing the autoharp (unfortunately, mostly off screen).

Advice from Gender & Law Journal Editors: Tips for Prospective Authors—US Feminist Judgments Webinar 1/20/23

Advice from Gender & Law Journal Editors: Tips for Prospective Authors

Live Zoom Webinar Sponsored by the U.S. Feminist Judgments Project

January 20, 2023 2-3 pm Eastern/11am-12n Pacific

advance registration required (here; free)

Specialty law journals are important outlets for legal scholars working on gender-related issues. What are gender journal editors looking for when they review articles? How can authors improve their chances of receiving an offer of publication? What is the best time to submit an article to a gender journal? What role do the author’s cover letter and CV play in the selection process? Hear from current student editors at three journals—the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, and the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism—with answers to these questions along with advice and tips for navigating the submission process. 

 

Moderators: Bridget J. Crawford (Pace) & Kathryn M. Stanchi (UNLV)

 

Participating Editors: Renée Mihail, Yale Law ’24; Hannah Mezzacapa, Michigan Law ’23; Addie Davies, Harvard Law ‘23

 

The webinar is free  and open to all with pre-registation (here). The event is co-sponsored by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, together with The Feminism and Legal Theory Project, The Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative, the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode, and the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education.

 

Journal of Beatles Studies [UPDATED]

Yes, it's a real thing, published, of course, by the Liverpool University Press. As described by the Daily Mail, "The biannual, peer-reviewed journal will publish original, rigorously researched essays and notes, as well as book and media reviews." The first issue of the open access journal has already been published, with the second due next spring.

Quoted in the Daily Mail, the editors explain,

Beyond conferences, edited collections and fixed-term research projects, Beatles scholars have been working in comparative isolation, compelled to publish their findings for non-Beatles specialists and audiences,' say the editors in the journal's introduction. 

It is a situation that raises the question, why isn’t there a field of Beatles studies?

Furthermore, what would it look like, who would define its agendas, methods, quality and potential, and to whom would it speak? 

This is a scholarly gap that the Journal of Beatles Studies seeks to redress.

The complete Daily Mail story is here.

UPDATE: It turns out that the "Beatlemania" in the inaugural issue is by Cass Sunstein. You can read it here. (h/t Fred Konefsky)

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Seeks Dean

This just in:

The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is seeking an inspiring and innovative leader to serve as Dean of the School of Law. UMKC is an urban research university serving more than 15,700 students with a broad array of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. This school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

UMKC is recognized for the quality of its faculty, students, research and community leadership. Located in a metropolitan area that is among the fastest growing, most affordable and most entrepreneurial cities in America, UMKC enjoys a diverse base of corporate centers, high-tech firms and prominent non-profits that identify with UMKC. Kansas City is an inspiring example of 21st century economic transformation, with UMKC sitting at its heart.

UMKC’s next Law Dean will lead a law school within an urban research enterprise. Thus, this Deanship is an opportunity to serve the underserved, but also to explore opportunities for corporate law and entrepreneurship both within the law school and within our community at large. We seek candidates who are socially conscious and optimistic about the great things one can do within our fantastic city and for our dedicated stakeholders.

 

Groucho Marx sings STAY DOWN HERE WHERE YOU BELONG on the Dick Cavett Show 1971

Watch to the end.