´óÏ㽶ÊÓƵ Libraries Book Talk with Clara Lewis
Prof. Clara Lewis will speak about her latest book, American Infanticide: Sexism, Science, and the Politics of Sympathy. Talk followed by Q&A.
Join ´óÏ㽶ÊÓƵ Libraries to hear from Clara Lewis, Senior Lecturer in the Writing Program, about her latest book, American Infanticide: Sexism, Science, and the Politics of Sympathy. The book focuses on the high-profile Emile Weaver case, which occurred in Ohio in 2015. Weaver seemed like the perfect college student—a studious, athletic, and popular sorority sister. So why did she kill her newborn baby? American Infanticide answers this question by situating Emile’s tragic crime in a long intellectual and social history that reveals why our legal responses to infanticide are so deeply misguided. For the talk, Lewis will detail the story behind her research and consider how interdisciplinary inquiry can change our understanding of maternal violence.
Talk followed by Q&A. Light refreshments will be served. .
