# Event Details - **Event Name**: Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill advocate for an ethics of care, and explore the interplay between law, care ethics, and the body.About this EventIn The Coercive Power of the Law: Vulnerable Bodies and Boundaries of Perception, Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill advocate for an ethics of care, and explore the interplay between law, care ethics, and the body. They emphasize how legal systems both reflect societal values and regulate and discipline bodies and sexualities that deviate from normative standards, branding them as deviant or pathological. And they imagine new ways of being and caring for one another. Both authors will join us at Bird in Hand on January 10th to discuss these contexts and possibilities, and bring their academic work to a wide public audience. We hope you can join us, and feel inspired.Order THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW here!Riley Clare Valentine is a political theorist who received their Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. Their work focuses on care ethics as a political ethic and disability studies critiques of legal embodiment. Their books include Progressive Liberalism and Neoliberalism in American Politics (Palgrave 2024) and Be Gay, Do Crime (PM Press 2025). Valentine's work can be found in journals such as Disability & Society as well as Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy. Zane McNeill has an MA from Central European University and a JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is the editor of Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia (PM Press, 2022 and co-editor of Deviant Hollers: Queering Appalachian Ecologies for a Sustainable Future (University of Kentucky Press, 2024) and Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion (PM Press, 2025). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/riley-clare-valentine-and-zane-mcneill-the-coercive-power-of-the-law/100001941892746479 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kentucky-derby - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books - **lat**: 39.32785829999999 - **long**: -76.61671319999999 - **full address**: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/36ef3fa7340de7c24857d16608e7907aabb279213ded3a440e70162982f92f31-rimg-w1000-h450-dc4d456a-gmir.jpg?v=1762328231 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW being held? - **A:** Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW takes place on Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW? - **A:** Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW is organized by The Ivy Bookshop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Riley Clare Valentine and Zane McNeill: THE COERCIVE POWER OF THE LAW is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Baltimore, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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