#GAReads | The 'Manel' Excuse Form
Of late, I have been discussing the ways in which legal academia has embedded in it serious institutional biases based upon race, class, gender, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation.
It should come as no surprise then, that I would be fundamentally opposed to “manels.” Over the course of putting together my own events, I’ve found that the reasons for having a manel are pretty much indefensible.
Nonetheless, in an effort to be more open minded, I’ve come up with a few reasons for a panel organizer to have a manel…