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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Jul 30

Worth it for the earrings. If you’re still into plants / gardening you might enjoy the massive range of plant-based earrings on Etsy!

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siobhanbarco.bsky.social @siobhanbarco.bsky.social · Jul 7

The latest Talking Legal History episode is up! Catherine Evans talks with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social about Kennedy’s book “Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law.”

Take a listen to the fascinating conversation here: aslh.net/talking-lega...

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · Jun 19

A forum on my book! I am so grateful to all the contributors for their careful and thoughtful attention to this little book that has been my life for the last four years. It’s both thrilling and frightening to have it all out in the world.

Modern Criminal Law Review @modcrimlrev.bsky.social · Jun 16

The YouTube event is now an MCLR+ Forum!

From Treason to Trump: Felony’s Medieval Origins and Modern Resilience

Read it here: crimlrev.net

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@simon8.bsky.social
@lawandhistrev.bsky.social
@oupacademic.bsky.social

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Maggie O’Brien @mjobrien.bsky.social · May 27

Looking forward to speaking at this conference with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social among others!

sites.google.com/view/truth-c...

Schedule

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Apr 23

Now available as a (potentially affordable) paperback www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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LEX Network @lexnetwork.bsky.social · Apr 5

CfPs 'A feminist politics of radical hope' 4th joint #LEXConference. Details lexnetwork.org under #Events @gjikaphd.bsky.social @bsatheory.bsky.social @chloejskennedy.bsky.social @marthe.bsky.social @elenaloizidou.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social @hanelizqui.bsky.social 1/3

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Mar 25

I just lost my password (I have form here 😆) and the reset code wasn’t forthcoming (or, more likely, I missed it!)

Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Sorry I’m so late to reply — I was locked out of Bluesky for a few weeks. Thank you so much for hosting me and for the great questions!

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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · Mar 11

🚨🚨BOOK LAUNCH - INDUCING INTIMACY: DECEPTION, CONSENT AND THE LAW by
@chloejskennedy.bsky.social
@cambridgeup.bsky.social

This is a hybrid event - in person and online tickets available via the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

📍QMUL, Mile End (and hybrid)
📅 Wednesday 9 April,6 pm.

Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚨BOOK LAUNCH - The Criminal Justice Centre at QMUL is delighted to host the launch of @chloekennedy.bsky.social 's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law with an amazing panel incl @markedsouza1.bsky.social

📍QMUL (hybrid)
🗓️ Wed 9 April at 6 pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Book Launch - Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law

Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (CUP) by Chloë Kennedy

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Nora Jaber @norajaber.bsky.social · Feb 15

Join me on Monday 17 February at @edinburghup.bsky.social for a conversation with Prof Saul Takahashi on International Law and the Question of Palestine. Hybrid event. More info and registration here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...

International Law and the Question of Palestine

The Alwaleed Centre is hosting a critical conversation featuring Professor Saul Takahashi (Osaka Jogakuin University) and Dr Nora Jaber (University of Edinburgh) focusing on International Law and Pale...

llc.ed.ac.uk

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Criminal Justice Theory Blog @theoryjustice.bsky.social · Feb 14

And here it is! criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/k...
Comments/engagement welcome through the blog.

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Criminal Justice Theory Blog @theoryjustice.bsky.social · Feb 12

This Friday, @chloejskennedy.bsky.social outlines the argument in her recent book, Inducing Intimacy: we should consult the genealogy of legal responses to deceptively induced sexual/romantic relationships when evaluating how the law regulates such conduct: criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com

Criminal Justice Theory Blog

Accessible, Interesting, Excellent

criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Feb 11

Deadline tomorrow

Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Dec 16

Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chl...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Feb 8

An unnecessary but very gratefully received gift from @signetlibrary.bsky.social for giving a book talk there recently

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Alice Krzanich @alicekrzanich.bsky.social · Jan 30

Exciting to be commencing this research project on legal history and emotions with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social and @katieebarclay.bsky.social! www.abdn.ac.uk/law/news-eve...

Emotions and the law under the spotlight in new research project

Understanding where emotions have received legal attention and the reasons behind it is the focus of a new research project involving the School of Law.

www.abdn.ac.uk

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Nora Jaber @norajaber.bsky.social · Jan 28

Join us on 5 February at 4pm for a lecture by @pashukanist.bsky.social on international law, racism, and coloniality. Hosted by @uoelawschool.bsky.social and the Al-Waleed Centre. Register here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...

International Law and Racism Today: Colonial Legacy or Structural Necessity?

A public seminar featuring Dr Robert Knox (University of Liverpool) and co-organised by the School of Law and the Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of ...

llc.ed.ac.uk

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Alex Sharpe @alexsharpe.bsky.social · Jan 29

My latest piece about gender fraud out today in the Modern Law Review

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Deceptive Sex: Rethinking Consent from the Gender Margins

This article argues that trans people who choose not to disclose, or who lie about, their gender history prior to sexual intimacy should not be prosecuted for sexual offences, at least not in the abs...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Woodbury-Smith @kwhyphens.bsky.social · Jan 29

Got your Galentine’s Day plans right here!

Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Jan 29

On Feb 13 Tanya Serisier and Jinal Dadiya will be joining us at @uoelawschool.bsky.social to launch my book

It’s a hybrid event and you can register here www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Chloe Kennedy Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law - Book Launch | Edinburgh Law School

www.law.ed.ac.uk

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Jan 29

On Feb 13 Tanya Serisier and Jinal Dadiya will be joining us at @uoelawschool.bsky.social to launch my book

It’s a hybrid event and you can register here www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Chloe Kennedy Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law - Book Launch | Edinburgh Law School

www.law.ed.ac.uk

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Jan 29

Two weeks to go (deadline Feb 12th)

Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Dec 16

Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chl...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Edinburgh Law School @uoelawschool.bsky.social · Jan 16

Professor Chloë Kennedy has been awarded funding from the Leverhulme Trust for a new research project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’.

The project aims to understand which – and whose – emotions have received legal protection and for what reasons.

Read more: edin.ac/4gWtIRQ

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Jan 8

I’ll be doing a book talk on Jan 30 (6-8pm) in Edinburgh at the Signet Library. Sign up link here t.co/patuLkahDd

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inducing-intimacy-deception-consent-and-the-law-tickets-1112575365869

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Dec 16

Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chl...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Dec 10

Yes it is much harder on the mum - hope she is holding up ok

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Chloë Kennedy @chloejskennedy.bsky.social · Dec 10

Give them co-author status! (but also what others have said about accepting the necessary drop in ability to work.) congratulations on the baby.

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