Judith Surkis è una professoressa di storia il cui lavoro si concentra sulla storia europea moderna. La sua ricerca enfatizza la Francia e l'Impero Francese, accanto a esplorazioni cruciali di genere, sessualità e le intersezioni della storia intellettuale, culturale e legale. La sua ricerca offre profonde intuizioni sulle complessità del passato. Attraverso la sua lente accademica, illumina sviluppi storici e strutture sociali significativi.
During more than a century of colonial rule over Algeria, the French state shaped and reshaped the meaning and practice of Muslim law by regulating it and circumscribing it to the domain of family law, while applying the French Civil Code to appropriate the property of Algerians. In Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, 1830-1930, Judith...
Masculine sexuality plays a pivotal role in shaping a republican social order, as explored in this book. The author argues that marriage not only affirmed a man's identity as a citizen but also served to regulate and manage his desires. Through this lens, the interplay between masculinity and societal structure is examined, highlighting the complexities of personal and political identities.