Law and Popular Culture: Text, Notes, and Questions
| By: | Papke, David Ray |
| Publisher: | Carolina Academic Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780769847535 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780327174356 |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The United States is the world's most legalistic nation not only because of its laws, lawyers, and courts but also due to the amount, variety, and appeal of its law-related popular culture. This large body of materials and experiences profoundly affects what Americans expect from their legal institutions and government. Indeed, might it be true that pop cultural law is more important in shaping the lay public's assumptions and expectations than are actual laws and real-life courtroom proceedings?
Law and Popular Culture is the first classroom text to examine the full range of American law-related popular culture. Designed primarily for law school use, the text examines the most influential pop cultural media