Aoife O'Donoghue
International Law, International Legal Theory, Feminism
Ursula K le Guin The Dispossessed (1974)
This novel is an ambigious utopia science fiction story that looks at questions of anarchism, capitalism, ownership and law. It asks questions about gender roles and about forms of punishment.
The story delves into the dichotomy between two contrasting societies: Anarres, a barren moon with an anarchist society, and Urras, a planet with a capitalist society. The story follows Shevek, a brilliant physicist from Anarres, who travels to Urras in an attempt to bridge the gap between the two worlds.
Le Guin masterfully weaves philosophical inquiry with compelling narrative, challenging readers to consider the possibilities and limitations of utopian ideals.
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"The Trial" (1962)
Based on Franz Kafka’s novel, this film by Orson Wells portrays the surreal and oppressive nature of bureaucratic and legal systems, highlighting issues of justice and individual rights.
The Feminist Constitutional Futures Project (FemCon) is about imagining what a Feminist constitutional future could look like on the island of Ireland.
The project embraces feminist ideas of constitutional law, but also law and art, law and literature, especially feminist utopias, as well as drawing inspiration from the work of activist feminists in law and policy across Northern Ireland and Ireland historically, and in recent years.
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