Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2016) Winner
Kenji Yoshino
よしの けんじ
Kenji Yoshino
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-05-01 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Residence History
- Exeter, New Hampshire (high school) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard) → New Haven, Connecticut (Yale) → New York City (NYU)
Career
- Occupations
- Legal scholar, Law professor
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Yale Law School, New York University School of Law, Harvard Board of Overseers, Facebook Oversight Board
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | High school | — | — | United States |
| Harvard College | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English Literature | BA | 1987-1991 | United States |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | Management Studies | MSc | — | United Kingdom |
| Yale Law School | — | Law | JD | — | United States |
Phillips Exeter Academy
High school
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
United States
Valedictorian
Harvard College
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1987-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United States
summa cum laude
Magdalen College, Oxford
Management Studies
Degree:
MSc
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholar
Yale Law School
Law
Degree:
JD
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Editor of the Yale Law Journal
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Randy Shilts Award | Covering | Gay Non-Fiction | Publishing Triangle | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Stonewall Book Award Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award | Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial | Non-Fiction | American Library Association | 受賞 |
Randy Shilts Award
2007
Work:
Covering
Category:
Gay Non-Fiction
Organization:
Publishing Triangle
Result:
受賞
Stonewall Book Award Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
2016
Work:
Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights
2006 Legal Non-fictionA mix of argument intertwined with biographical narratives on 'covering' as a hidden assault on civil rights.
CoveringCivil RightsDiscriminationAssimilation
A Thousand Times More Fair: What Shakespeare's Plays Teach Us About Justice
2011 Law and LiteratureExplores justice through Shakespeare's plays.
ShakespeareJusticeLaw
Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial
2016 Legal Non-fictionDetails the marriage equality trials.
Marriage EqualityLGBT RightsConstitution
Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Diversity, Identity, and Justice
2023 Legal Non-fictionGuide on discussing diversity, identity, and justice (with David Glasgow).
DiversityIdentityJustice
Bibliography
- Suspect Symbols: The Literary Argument for Heightened Scrutiny for Gays
- Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights
- A Thousand Times More Fair: What Shakespeare's Plays Teach Us About Justice
- Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial
- Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Diversity, Identity, and Justice
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Integration of law and literatureUse of biographical narrativesAccessible legal analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- CoveringAssimilation and conformityQueer identityCivil liberties
Legacy
Influential constitutional law scholar focusing on anti-discrimination, civil rights, human rights, law and literature, and Japanese law and society. Significant contributions to LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Trivia
- Japanese American
- Openly gay
- Writes poetry for personal enjoyment
- Worked as an aide for Japanese Parliament members