Gillian Calder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3600191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Calder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Calder |
| SIGNATURE | CALDER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0750-5119 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lynda Collins, How to Succeed (and Stay Human) in Law School
Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice
Reviewed by: Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice: A Search for Ways Forward by David Milward Gillian Calder (bio) Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice: A Search for Ways Forward by David Milward Fernwood Publishing, 2022 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK, not just in the story it tells but also in the way it tells that story. It is an invaluable resource for all those living with or learning about the complicated dimensions of reconciliation, Indigeno…
Polygamy’s Rights and Wrongs
Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of civil society, and polygamy the immoral alternative. Opponents have argued that polygamy is harmful to women, children, personal freedom, and even national values, and press for prosecution. Yet in this volume, eleven scholars ask whether this response is justified by examining, among other perspectives, the lived exp…
Penguins and Polyamory
With attention to the way in which legal understandings of the family are perpetuated through popular culture, this article engages with recent debates in Canada both on the legalization of same-sex marriage and the criminalization of polygamy. By examining the popularity of the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins, the article interrogates how images of family and marriage in this documentary film have been appropriated by opp…
Postcard from the Edge (of Empire)
This article in scrapbook form represents the endeavour of the eight authors to document a recent, collective, academic journey. The project was one embarked upon as a means to explore tensions between the ideas of embodiment that connected our work, and the rigidities of academic convention. Using various media, this article strives, in substance and form, to provoke, challenge and confront its audience into dialogue, while simultaneously asking…
Re-Imagining Equality
In this paper we argue that by using our bodies we can reflect on our thinking about legal concepts and tools, such as the notion of equality.We consider the ways in which our understanding of equality can be enhanced by re-imagining equality through the medium of physical performance.We also offer an articulation of how we tried to operationalise this more embodied approach to equality, exploring our collaborative experience of trying to present…
A pregnant pause
Postcard from the Edge (of Empire)
This article in scrapbook form represents the endeavour of the eight authors to document a recent, collective, academic journey. The project was one embarked upon as a means to explore tensions between the ideas of embodiment that connected our work, and the rigidities of academic convention. Using various media, this article strives, in substance and form, to provoke, challenge and confront its audience into dialogue, while simultaneously asking…
A pregnant pause
A pregnant pause
Postcard from the Edge (of Empire)
This article in scrapbook form represents the endeavour of the eight authors to document a recent, collective, academic journey. The project was one embarked upon as a means to explore tensions between the ideas of embodiment that connected our work, and the rigidities of academic convention. Using various media, this article strives, in substance and form, to provoke, challenge and confront its audience into dialogue, while simultaneously asking…
Re-Imagining Equality
In this paper we argue that by using our bodies we can reflect on our thinking about legal concepts and tools, such as the notion of equality.We consider the ways in which our understanding of equality can be enhanced by re-imagining equality through the medium of physical performance.We also offer an articulation of how we tried to operationalise this more embodied approach to equality, exploring our collaborative experience of trying to present…
Penguins and Polyamory
With attention to the way in which legal understandings of the family are perpetuated through popular culture, this article engages with recent debates in Canada both on the legalization of same-sex marriage and the criminalization of polygamy. By examining the popularity of the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins, the article interrogates how images of family and marriage in this documentary film have been appropriated by opp…
Polygamy’s Rights and Wrongs
Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of civil society, and polygamy the immoral alternative. Opponents have argued that polygamy is harmful to women, children, personal freedom, and even national values, and press for prosecution. Yet in this volume, eleven scholars ask whether this response is justified by examining, among other perspectives, the lived exp…
Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice
Reviewed by: Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice: A Search for Ways Forward by David Milward Gillian Calder (bio) Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice: A Search for Ways Forward by David Milward Fernwood Publishing, 2022 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK, not just in the story it tells but also in the way it tells that story. It is an invaluable resource for all those living with or learning about the complicated dimensions of reconciliation, Indigeno…
Lynda Collins, How to Succeed (and Stay Human) in Law School
Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law in Society and Culture (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Marriage and Sexual Relationships (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Work (physics (2 works)