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Blackstone's Tower in Context (2021)
Journal Article
Cownie, F., & Jones, E. (2021). Blackstone's Tower in Context. Amicus Curiae, 314-333. https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v2i3.5301

This article contextualizes the contribution of Blackstone’s Tower within the discipline of law, arguing that its publication was both significant and radical at a time when research into legal education was much less well-developed within the legal... Read More about Blackstone's Tower in Context.

Experiencing English Law Schools: the student perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Guth, J., Cownie, F., & Jones, E. (2021). Experiencing English Law Schools: the student perspective. Amicus Curiae, 390-405. https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v2i3.5305

This article examines Blackstone’s Tower: The English Law School from the perspective of law students entering and studying in law schools 25+ years after the publication of the book. The article provides an alternative ‘tour’ of an English law schoo... Read More about Experiencing English Law Schools: the student perspective.

The Changing Position of Legal Academics in the United Kingdom: Professionalization or Proletarianisation? (2020)
Journal Article
Bradney, A., & Cownie, F. (2020). The Changing Position of Legal Academics in the United Kingdom: Professionalization or Proletarianisation?. Journal of Law and Society, 227-243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12265

This article analyses changes to United Kingdom (UK) university law schools during the period coinciding with Phil Thomas’ career as a law teacher – the latter part of the twentieth century and the first two decades of the twenty-first – in part illu... Read More about The Changing Position of Legal Academics in the United Kingdom: Professionalization or Proletarianisation?.

An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society (2017)
Journal Article
Cownie, F., & Bradney, A. (2017). An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society. Journal of Law and Society, S129-S143. https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12053

For academics the nature of their work means that the Socratic demand to live an examined life has a particular force. In this article we look at the extent to which those working in university law schools in England and Wales have lived up to this s... Read More about An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society.

The United Kingdom's First Woman Law Professor: An Archerian Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Cownie, F. (2015). The United Kingdom's First Woman Law Professor: An Archerian Analysis. Journal of Law and Society, 42(1), 127-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2015.00701.x

In 1970, at Queen's University Belfast, Claire Palley became the first woman to hold a Chair in Law at a United Kingdom university. However, little is known about the circumstances surrounding this event, or Claire Palley herself. This article (part... Read More about The United Kingdom's First Woman Law Professor: An Archerian Analysis.