About the Center

The Center in Law, Society and Culture (CLSC) brings together UC Irvine faculty and graduate students who share interests in law, society, and culture, broadly defined.

Upcoming Events


CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jordan Grasso - I Just Want to Breathe: A Queer and Relational Approach to Safety

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Oct 25, 2024 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

Film Screening: What these Walls won't Hold

Join us for a screening of What these Walls won't Hold, followed by a live discussion with Director Adamu Chan. To request reasonable...

Oct 29, 2024 5:30pm
Multipurpose Academic & Administrative Bldg. (MPAA), MPAA 100, 4302 Pereira Dr., Irvine, CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Yewei Wang - Analyzing the Strategic Adaptations and Global Shifts in Manufacturing in Response to U.S.-China Trade Tensions

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Nov 1, 2024 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Ari Waldman - Infrastructural Privacy

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Nov 8, 2024 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Keramet Reiter - Bounding Knowledge: The Role of Correctional Experts in Prison Reform Litigation

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Nov 22, 2024 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jes Torres Baker - Fraud Narratives: The Formation and Reproduction of Skepticism towards Immigrants in the US

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Jan 24, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Ayako Hirata - Fidelity to the Rules, Fidelity to the Agency: Government Lawyers in Japan and California

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Jan 31, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Gregg Macey - The State and Environmental Justice: Toward Reconciliation

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Feb 14, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Veronica Valencia Gonzalez - Global Influences, Local Realities: Unraveling Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Michoacán

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Feb 28, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Vibhuti Ramachandran - "Immoral Traffic:" An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Mar 14, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jothie Rajah - Necropolitical Law, War, and Media

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Mar 28, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Swethaa Ballakrishnen - Blasé: Genderqueerness, Ambiguous Legalities, and Interactional Ambivalence 

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 4, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Aziza Ahmed

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 11, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Dalié Jiménez - Debt Buying, Still Dirty After All These Years

Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together...

Apr 18, 2025 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

For past events, see the Events Archive

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