Ruthann Robson
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Ruthann Robson | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Kalamazoo College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
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| Institutions | City University of New York |
Ruthann Robson is an American professor of law at CUNY School of Law in New York City and a writer. She has written on legal scholarship and theory and published fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Her novel Eye of a Hurricane was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction.[1]
Career
[edit]She has taught at the City University of New York School of Law since 1990 in the areas of constitutional law, family law, feminist legal theory, and sexuality and the law. The New York City Law Review published a symposium on her work in volume 8, issue 2.
In 2007, the CUNY board of Trustees designated Professor Ruthann Robson a University Distinguished Professor. A profile by Jill Jarvis is featured on the CUNY website.[2] A profile by Emily Sachar is featured in CUNY Law, the law school magazine.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Sappho Goes to Law School
- Lesbian (Out)Law: Survival Under the Rule of Law
- a/k/a
- The Struggle for Happiness (both from St. Martin's Press)
- Cecile
- Eye of a Hurricane
- re*view (ri*vyōō')[4]
Awards and fellowships
[edit]- Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction for Eye of a Hurricane
- Fellow in Nonfiction Literature, New York Foundation for the Arts
- Bram Fischer Research Chair, Witwatersrand (WITS) Law School, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Collaborative Research Fellowship, University of Sydney
- Djerassi Artists Fellowship Residency
- CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) Law Fellowship
References
[edit]- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1502847
- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=889709
- https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/cajwol7&div=32&id=&page=
- https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/nyclr8&div=19&id=&page=
- https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/nyclr8&div=20&id=&page=
- ^ "3rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 1991-07-13. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Ruthann Robson, Cuny School of Law
- ^ A profile by Emily Sachar - Ruthann Robson, Yumpu
- ^ Robson, Ruthann. "re*view (ri*vyōō')". Kalliope, A Journal of Women's Art and Literature. 20 (3): 65–73.
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