This book challenges conventional legal thinking by showing how law, rather than being neutral, reflects societal structures and historical contexts, including race and gender. Nozizwe highlights the relevance of the book for students, teachers, and researchers alike. She reads from the essay “Whiteness as Property”, which explores the intersection of race and gender in U.S. family law at the time.

Watch the video to hear how this book affects Nozizwe’s approach to research and education, arguing for a critical perspective that questions the neutrality of law and its impact on society.

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The series

In the series Talking about books, enthusiastic readers and authors promote their favourite book. Watch the video’s in this series and discover books you did not yet know of. Every 6 to 8 weeks, a new video will be uploaded to the UM Library YouTube channel.

Are you a student, staff member, teacher or researcher at UM and do you want to talk about your favourite book in the UM Library collection? Or do you know someone from the UM community who would like to contribute to the series? Let us know!