Randy Gordon

The Performance of Law

Everyday Lawyering at the Intersection of Advocacy and Imagination

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Produktbeschreibung

This book considers how law is always enacted, or performed, in ways that can be analysed in relation to fiction, theatre, and other dramatic forms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781032303352
• ISBN-10: 1032303352
• Artikelnr.: 64036376

Autorenporträt

Randy Gordon is Executive Professor of Law and History at Texas A&M University. He is the Founding Managing Partner of the Dallas office of Duane Morris LLP, where he focuses on antitrust, RICO, class-action, and university-related matters.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Overview of Book
1. Fiction as a Mode of Justice
2. Institutionalizing Exemplary Narratives: Stories as Models for and Movers of Law
3. Law and Its Places of Performance
4. Law-as-Performance
5. Legal Narratives Performed and Imagined
6. What is a Virtuous Lawyer? Adventures in Interpretation
A Conclusion without Closure