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Center for Justice, Law, and Societies
Announcements
CJLS Team wins Public interest technology Fellowship
A research tem from the Center for Justice, Law, and Societies won the inaugural UMass Public Interest Technology (PIT) Fellowship for their project, "What Counts Count? How Information about Racial Disparities Informs the Public’s Evaluations of District Attorneys." PI Kelsey Shoub (School of Public Policy), along with collaborators Jamie Rowen (Legal Studies and Political Science), Youngmin Yi (Sociology), and Cindy Xiong (CICS) will conduct a series of survey experiments to examine whether and how the visual presentation of racial disparity data and selection of information affects trust in DAs, evaluations and confidence in prosecutorial decisions. The results of these studies will inform the Northwestern District Attorney’s (NWDA) plans to develop a public-facing data dashboard.
Fotodiàspora Exhibition
Opening Reception on April 3, 5:30pm, UMass Amherst South Hall
The Photo-Diasporas project seeks to broaden our understanding of forced cross-border migration due to the Colombian armed conflict, the longest in the Americas. It does so through the eyes and voices of 15 Colombian men and women who were forced to leave the country and start a new life in the United States, one of the largest receiving countries for Colombian migrants. The project is based on the use of photo-voice, an action-research method that uses photographic and narrative composition as a form of community research and expression.
To view the project, click here.
Upcoming Events
UMass Naturalization and Belonging
Full program of Speakers and Events April 3 and 4
Monday, April 3, 2023
11:30am – 1:00pm
The Global War of Storytelling: How Can We Tell Better Stories?
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
A populist is a gifted storyteller, who can tell a false story well. The only way they can be fought is by telling a true story better. The fate of the planet hinges on this question; it is why journalists, writers and communicators of all kinds are hounded, jailed, exiled. How do we tell the true story - of immigration, climate change, race, religion, gender - in an engaging way to the general public?
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Immigration and Citizenship in 2023: Reflections and Debates
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Join us for a panel discussion on immigration and citizenship with a great line-up of SBS faculty: Lynnette Arnold (Anthropology), Tania DoCarmo (Legal Studies), Ina Ganguli (Economics), and Raz Sibii (Journalism). Faculty panelists will discuss their research and writing on topics such as immigration myths, family and migration, and the criminalization of migration. The panelists will discuss how their research informs current policy debates on immigration and what they see as the biggest challenges facing the U.S. immigration system. The panel will conclude with Q&A from audience members.
Followed by Fotodiasporas Exhibition, South Hall, 5:30pm
Monday, April 3, 2023
11:30am – 1:00pm
The Global War of Storytelling: How Can We Tell Better Stories?
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
A populist is a gifted storyteller, who can tell a false story well. The only way they can be fought is by telling a true story better. The fate of the planet hinges on this question; it is why journalists, writers and communicators of all kinds are hounded, jailed, exiled. How do we tell the true story - of immigration, climate change, race, religion, gender - in an engaging way to the general public?
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Immigration and Citizenship in 2023: Reflections and Debates
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Join us for a panel discussion on immigration and citizenship with a great line-up of SBS faculty: Lynnette Arnold (Anthropology), Tania DoCarmo (Legal Studies), Ina Ganguli (Economics), and Raz Sibii (Journalism). Faculty panelists will discuss their research and writing on topics such as immigration myths, family and migration, and the criminalization of migration. The panelists will discuss how their research informs current policy debates on immigration and what they see as the biggest challenges facing the U.S. immigration system. The panel will conclude with Q&A from audience members.
Followed by Fotodiasporas Exhibition, South Hall, 5:30pm
The Center for Justice, Law, and Societies (CJLS) strives to foster research, teaching, and public engagement related to bias, inequity, and inequality in the law. We provide a vehicle to support interdisciplinary research that is policy-relevant and also theoretically generative. We bring together faculty and graduate students across the university working on Law and Society topics that are vital to domestic governance, such as access to justice for vulnerable populations, how court decision making shapes public policy, and the relationship between law and new technologies. In addition to our expertise in domestic law and society, we also pressing global challenges, supporting research related to international law, globalization, migration, and cross-border conflict resolution.
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