Despite decades of legal reform, women remain acutely vulnerable to violation. From the appropriation of naked bodies (Jennifer Lawrence) to harassment in the halls of Congress (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) to intimate partner abuse (Janay Rice) and campus rape (ubiquitous) to targeted femicide (killing spree of Elliot Rodgers), the news of late has highlighted a spectrum of gendered violence, along with corresponding popular and institutional reactions that are themselves problematic. Viewed in context, these developments bear on the contemporary meaning of male privilege. Deborah Tuerkheimer, professor of law at Northwestern University Law School, will facilitate a discussion that seeks to conceptualize the gendered violence that surrounds us and considers the limits of existing legal responses.

Professor Tuerkheimer earned her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Harvard College, and her JD from Yale. After clerking for Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz, she served for five years as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence prosecution. She teaches courses on criminal law, feminist legal theory, and evidence at Northwestern University Law School.

This event is free and open to the public, but seating may be limited.