"In considering law through the lens of performance studies, the contributors in this volume emphasize the embodied, affective, and reiterative qualities that move law off the printed page and into the thick world of lived experience. They consider the blurring of lines between …
Art and Authority explores the sources, nature, and limits of artistic freedom. K.E. Gover draws upon real-world cases and controversies in contemporary visual art to offer a better understanding of artistic authorship and authority. Each chapter focuses on a case of dispute ove…
Tabula picta: painting and writing in medieval law
by Madero, Marta, Chartier, Roger
fromMaterial texts
Who owns the tabula picta, the painted tablet? The owner of the tablet? Or to the person who painted it? This meticulous analysis of how medieval jurists responded to these questions is a major a contribution to the history of the proprietary rights to artistic works and to the …
This book is an essential introduction to the complex issues and debates in the field of law and film. It explores interconnections that are usually ignored between law and film through three main themes:A Fantastic Jurisprudence explores representations of law in lawLaw, Aesthe…
Law's moving image
Law's moving image
Bringing together scholars from law, film studies, literary theory, cultural studies and sociology, this collection moves beyond the 'first wave' of law and film studies to pose questions about the aesthetics of law and order and the landscape of film regulation.