Swanson Spends Spring in New Zealand
Down Under
Professor Kara Swanson, a leading authority on the intersections of intellectual property with race, gender and sexuality and on the history of science and technology, spent the spring as a visiting faculty member at Auckland Law School in New Zealand. While there, she focused on revising her book manuscript, Inventing Citizens: A Surprising History of US Inventors, Patents, and Civil Rights; collaborating with colleagues on an edited volume about intellectual property and social justice; and organizing a contributor workshop in Auckland in May. She also expanded her ties to the Australian and New Zealand legal academy, giving talks about the US patent system’s first 100 years at the University of Technology Sydney and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand. This is Swanson’s second foray down under: In 2024, she was the Don Trow Visiting Fellow at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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