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Television and the Legal System (Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 6: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture

Villez, Barbara

 
9780415994880: Television and the Legal System (Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415994888 ISBN 13: 9780415994880
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This book examines the American television legal series from its development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day. Villez demonstrates how the genre has been a rich source of legal information and understanding for Americans. These series have both informed and put myths in place about the legal system in the US. Villez also contrasts the US to France, which has seen a similar interest in legal series during this period. However, French television representations of justice are strikingly different, as is the role of fiction in offering viewers the possibility of acquiring significant understandings of their legal system. The book will be an important addition to the study of popular culture and law and will interest legal scholars, sociologists, and media scholars.

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About the Author

Barbara Villez is a Professor in the Department of English Studies at the University of Paris.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415994888
ISBN 13 
9780415994880
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144