Judith Surkis is een hoogleraar geschiedenis wiens werk zich richt op de moderne Europese geschiedenis. Haar onderzoek benadrukt Frankrijk en het Franse Keizerrijk, naast cruciale verkenningen van gender, seksualiteit en de kruispunten van intellectuele, culturele en juridische geschiedenis. Haar onderzoek biedt diepgaande inzichten in de complexiteit van het verleden. Door haar academische lens belicht ze belangrijke historische ontwikkelingen en maatschappelijke structuren.
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.