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: Ayako Hirata - "Being Legal Professionals in Public Service: Navigating Client Relationships of Local Government Lawyers in the United States and Japan"

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: Tabrez Ebrahim - What’s in a Muslim Name?: Evidence from the USPTO

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

Feb 21, 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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