tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post7823764341697728178..comments2024-03-28T17:17:48.844+10:00Comments on John Flood's Random Academic Thoughts (RATs): The Perils of Women in LawJohn Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-7069996192686640832009-02-08T06:08:00.000+10:002009-02-08T06:08:00.000+10:00Hmm, Justine, I'm not convinced about the puritani...Hmm, Justine, I'm not convinced about the puritanism of Oxford. I read the obituary today of Lola Blackman (originally from Spain but married a Berkeley anthropologist) who ran the Oxford University Film Society for many years. Apparently in the 1940s Lola impressed everyone with her flamenco repertoire when dancing on tabletops and in student common rooms. <BR/><BR/>I think the way she ran the John Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-60248282957821136672009-02-07T01:46:00.000+10:002009-02-07T01:46:00.000+10:00A thoughtful and well-structured post, John, not t...A thoughtful and well-structured post, John, not to mention a good case for what we do in blogland (although I am not sure I would ever be quite as frank as Deidre, but perhaps that's more a function of being in Oxford and not Moscow!).<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I have been reading about the "emotional labour" of professionals lately. Will talk to you about it when I see you next.Academic, Hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474557296107830403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-42493783123882562182009-02-06T05:19:00.000+10:002009-02-06T05:19:00.000+10:00"The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal thriller abo..."The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal thriller about a gutsy female attorney who takes on high ranking International officials. It's a taut, rollercoaster of a ride from New York to Palm Beach to Washington D.C. to Hong Kong. The plot is expertly woven, the characters persuasive, and the dialogue snappy and spot on.<BR/>www.StrategicBookPublishing.com/TheHongKongConnection.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com