When law goes pop : the vanishing line between law and popular culture
"Sherwin, a law professor and former New York prosecutor, offers a interdisciplinary study of law and popular culture. He argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle, mimicking the style, techniques, and visual logic of advertising and public relations. How will law continue to function when truth becomes interpretation and reality and fiction can no longer be separated?
xii, 325 pages ; 24 cm
9780226752914, 0226752917
43115011
Introduction : law in the age of images
Screening reality : the vanishing line between law and popular culture
Legal storytelling : culture's tools for making meaning
The law of desire : cultural history and the notorious case
The postmodern challenge : a case study
The jurisprudence of appearances : law as commodity
When law goes pop : strange forces, trauma, and catharsis
Law's need for enchantment : perils and possibilities
Conclusion : redrawing the line between belief and suspicion
Includes index