African American Culture and Legal Discourse [electronic resource] /
Schur, R.editor.
This work examines the experiences of African Americans under the law and how African American culture has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism. Moving between novels, music, and visual culture, the essays present race as a significant factor within legal discourse. Essays examine rights and sovereignty, violence and the law, and cultural ownership through the lens of African American culture. The volume argues that law must understand the effects of particular decisions and doctrines on African American life and culture and explores the ways in which African American cultural production has been largely centered on a critique of law.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Rights and sovereignty -- pt. 2. (Il)legal violence -- pt. 3. Owning culture.
This work examines the experiences of African Americans under the law and how African American culture has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism. Moving between novels, music, and visual culture, the essays present race as a significant factor within legal discourse. Essays examine rights and sovereignty, violence and the law, and cultural ownership through the lens of African American culture. The volume argues that law must understand the effects of particular decisions and doctrines on African American life and culture and explores the ways in which African American cultural production has been largely centered on a critique of law.
America—Literatures.
Literature—History and criticism.
African Americans.
United States—Study and teaching.
Culture—Study and teaching.
North American Literature.
Literary History.
African American Culture.
American Culture.
Regional and Cultural Studies.