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What is the central theme of the first lecture on law and popular culture?
What is the central theme of the first lecture on law and popular culture?
How are law and popular culture described in their relationship?
How are law and popular culture described in their relationship?
What do law and popular culture share as a central mechanism?
What do law and popular culture share as a central mechanism?
Which early 20th-century film reflected formalism in law?
Which early 20th-century film reflected formalism in law?
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What marked the shift toward realism in legal representations in the mid-20th century?
What marked the shift toward realism in legal representations in the mid-20th century?
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Which TV series popularized the glamorous portrayal of police work in the 1980s?
Which TV series popularized the glamorous portrayal of police work in the 1980s?
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What challenge does the "CSI Effect" create in legal settings?
What challenge does the "CSI Effect" create in legal settings?
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What is a central concern when pop culture dramatizes law?
What is a central concern when pop culture dramatizes law?
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Gramsci’s ideas are influential because they:
Gramsci’s ideas are influential because they:
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What does popular culture’s fragmented representation of law in the 1960s reflect?
What does popular culture’s fragmented representation of law in the 1960s reflect?
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Study Notes
General Concepts
- Central theme of the first lecture on law and popular culture: Production
- Relationship between law and popular culture: Mutually constitutive and influential
- Shared central mechanism between law and popular culture: Techniques of meaning-making
Historical Evolution
- Formalism in law reflected in 20th-century film: Charlie Chaplin's Police
- Shift towards realism in legal representations in the mid-20th century: Depictions of the gap between law's promises and its realities
- Glamorous portrayal of police work in 1980s TV series: Miami Vice
- Major shift in portrayals of law in popular culture in 1960s: Fragmented and diverse perspectives
Theoretical Foundations
- Popular culture's effect on law according to Austin Sarat: Expands public understanding of legal life
- Term for how popular culture simplifies legal processes: Flattening effect
- Language as a system (according to Stuart Hall): Signs and representations
- Components of a sign in semiotics: Signifier and signified
- What "common sense" obscures (according to Stuart Hall): The true scope of material production, the ideological construction of ideas, natural behavior of individuals, and social production
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This quiz explores the intersection of law and popular culture, examining their historical evolution and theoretical foundations. It discusses how legal representations in films and TV shows have shifted over time and the impact of popular culture on public understanding of legal concepts.
