States of Passion

Yvonne Zylan, Associate Professor of Sociology, earned a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, a Ph.D. in sociology from New York University and a juris doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. She has published articles in the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, the Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Gender & Society, Social Forces, the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Prof. Zylan's areas of scholarship include law and society, sexuality, social theory, political sociology, and the state and social policy. Her current work is centrally concerned with feminist theory and praxis, and addresses the social construction of sex, gender, and the body in and through legal discourse.

Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Desiring the Discipline of Law ; Chapter 3: Beyond the Binary Matrix ; Chapter 4: I Hate the Way You Make Me Feel ; Chapter 5: Categorical Imperatives ; Chapter 6: Aspiring to Be Iowan ; Chapter 7: Conclusion ; References