Title: “The Secret History of the Right to Privacy”

Bio: Amy Gajda, Tulane Law School’s Class of 1937 Professor of Law, is a journalist turned lawyer recognized internationally for her expertise in privacy and media law. 

Viking published Gajda’s Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy in 2022 to significant critical acclaim. The New York Times called it “wry and fascinating” and named it one of the year’s best, one of the 100 Notable Books of 2022.  The courts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit chose it as the Circuit’s inaugural “One Court. One Book.” reading. 

In addition to other books, scholarly articles, and book chapters, Gajda’s opinion pieces have appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Slate, Time, the Daily Beast, and the New York Daily News, among others. Gajda is a proud winner of both Tulane Law School’s and Tulane University’s highest teaching awards.

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