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African American Culture and Legal Discourse
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Description for African American Culture and Legal Discourse
Hardcover. This text examines African Americans' experiences under the law and how that in turn has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism in African American culture. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; LAQ; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
This work examines the experiences of African Americans under the law and how African American culture has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism. Moving between novels, music, and visual culture, the essays present race as a significant factor within legal discourse. Essays examine rights and sovereignty, violence and the law, and cultural ownership through the lens of African American culture. The volume argues that law must understand the effects of particular decisions and doctrines on African American life and culture and explores the ways in which African American cultural production has been largely centered on a critique of law. ... Read more
This work examines the experiences of African Americans under the law and how African American culture has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism. Moving between novels, music, and visual culture, the essays present race as a significant factor within legal discourse. Essays examine rights and sovereignty, violence and the law, and cultural ownership through the lens of African American culture. The volume argues that law must understand the effects of particular decisions and doctrines on African American life and culture and explores the ways in which African American cultural production has been largely centered on a critique of law. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230619883
SKU
V9780230619883
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
LOVALERIE KING is Associate Professor of English, Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies, and Director of the Africana Research Center at Penn State-University Park, USA. RICHARD SCHUR is Associate Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies at Drury University, USA.
Reviews for African American Culture and Legal Discourse
"This is a highly original, engagingscholarly contribution to an understanding of African American life, language, and law. It takes law and literature to a whole new level. The informative essays that comprise the book, whether personal reflections or technical explorations of statutes, are nothing short of refreshing - bold, informative, full of surprises." - Anita L. Allen, University of Pennsylvania ... Read more