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Publications Click here for Publication listing Overview Alexandra George joined the UNSW Law Faculty in September 2007, having had earlier academic appointments at Queen Mary, University of London, the University of Wales, Swansea and the University of Exeter in the UK. She has also worked at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy and at the University of Sydney, has practised as an intellectual property and media lawyer, was Associate to Justice MF Moore in the Federal Court of Australia and the Industrial Relations Court of Australia, and worked in journalism at Reuters. Her research focuses on the philosophy of intellectual property law, particularly with respect to the notion of ‘property’ in intangible objects and the communicative effects of trade mark and copyright law. Recent publications examine issues such as commodification and intellectual propertisation, the role of intellectual property in the globalisation process, and practical problems of intellectual property enforcement. Courses Taught LAWS2021 LAWS4017 LAWS8050 Globalisation and Intellectual Property Law GENL2323 Owning Creativity: Issues in Intellectual Property Research Interests Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property, esp. philosophy and theory of intellectual property; globalization and international intellectual property; copyright & piracy; trademarks & counterfeiting. Applied Legal Philosophy / Legal Theory / Jurisprudence: esp. in the context of laws that directly affect communication, such as intellectual property, media law and constitutional theory. Current Research Projects Philosophical Underpinnings of Intellectual Property Law and Theory Intellectual Property Enforcement (esp. trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy) Journal Affiliations Res Publica - Editorial Advisory Group member. Service to Discipline and the Profession Assistant Secretary, QMW AUT/UCU Local Association (Association of University Teachers/Universities and Colleges Union, QMUL) – 2005-2007. Executive Committee Member, QMW AUT/UCU Local Association (Association of University Teachers/Universities and Colleges Union, QMUL) – 2005-2007. Council Delegate, AUT (Association of University Teachers, QMUL) – May 2006. Executive Committee Member and Grants Co-ordinator, Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (ALSP), 2006- |