Call for Papers: University of Iowa Law School Journal of Gender, Race & Justice’s 15th Anniversary Symposium: From the War on Poverty, to the War on Crime, to the Wars on Drugs and Terror

Announcing the Iowa Journal of Gender, Race & Justice’s 15th Anniversary Symposium: From the War on Poverty, to the War on Crime, to the Wars on Drugs and Terror.

By utilizing the “War on” rhetoric, policy and lawmakers unite the public against a common enemy and authorize themselves to act more aggressively against a group of people. This symposium will examine who gets swept into this class of enemies, and how this practice of declaring wars on social issues affects marginalized communities.

Please see the call for papers for submission instructions. Paper proposals must be submitted by November 15th, 2010. The symposium will take place on March 3rd and 4th, 2011.

KJ