Contesting Authority: Social Movements, Identity, & the Making of Health Law and Policy
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-3-2025
Conference / Event Title
Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science, & Policy
Conference / Event Location
Washington, DC
Hosting Organization
American University Washington College of Law
Abstract
The American University Washington College of Law Health Law and Policy Program and Program on Gender, Theory, Law & Practice along with the American University Center on Health, Risk, and Society are pleased to host Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science, and Policy on Friday, October 3, from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET (in person and virtually) with the support of AUWCL's Program on Law & Government, Boston University School of Law, Boston University School of Law Program on Reproductive Justice and Boston University School of Law Health Law Program.
The program celebrated and discussed the themes raised in Aziza Ahmed’s new book, Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS (Cambridge University Press, 2025).
The symposium convened a diverse group of experts across law, public health, feminist legal theory, and reproductive justice to reflect on the history of AIDS and its ongoing impact on public health and policy.
Conference URL
https://www.american.edu/wcl/impact/initiatives-programs/health/events/feminist-interventions-agenda.cfm
External Links
https://www.american.edu/wcl/impact/initiatives-programs/health/events/health-equity-law-after-dobbs/fall-symposium.cfm
Recommended Citation
Grossman, Lewis; Ashar, Sameer; Mayeri, Serena; McGovern, Terry M.; Rogers, Brishen; and Sirleaf, Matiangai, "Contesting Authority: Social Movements, Identity, & the Making of Health Law and Policy" (2025). Presentations. 1102.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_presentations/1102