Book Launch. Law and Film: Critical Reflections on a Field in Motion
Join us for the book launch of: .听
Born from the seminar series 鈥楨ating Popcorn Like a Lawyer鈥�, the book considers the need to turn to film and what this means for how we come to understand law and its absences. The chapters explore a variety of narratives, aesthetics, cinematic epistemologies and legal phenomena; from assessing law in social debates to film as legal critique, from notions of justice to contemplations on evil, and from masculine vigilantism to radical feminism. Taken together, they constitute an inspiring body of work that embodies an urgency for diverse and subversive ways to challenge law鈥檚 formalism and authority; and to think about and respond variously to law鈥檚 impotence, its disappointment, or its boredom.听
Moderation: Prof. Nandini Ramanujam听
Presentation: Edward van Daalen (editor)听
Discussant: Prof. Vrinda Narain听
Open to all. Come as you are. Lunch will be provided.听
Contact:edward.vandaalen [at] mcgill.ca听
