Romancing the Tomes 2.0: Feminism, Law and Popular Culture Workshop

Thursday 25^th - Friday 26^th May, 2023

In 2000, the trailblazing Romancing the Tomes conference, organised by Professor Margaret Thornton, brought together feminist scholars across disciplines to consider popular culture’s role in creating and interpreting the law. In the two decades since Romancing the Tomes, there has been a seismic shift in how we make, participate in, disseminate and consume popular culture, in no small part due to the creation of online spaces and feminists’ participation in them. The 2023 workshop reflected on the work of these original pioneering scholars, discussed new and emerging issues, and asked what, if anything, has changed?