The courtroom as an affective arrangement
Analysing atmospheres in courtroom ethnography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14799677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonas Bens (0000-0003-3485-0436, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 336-355 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07329113.2018.1550313 |
| OpenAlex | W2910825726 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 103 |
This article proposes a methodological approach to courtroom ethnography by developing the idea of the courtroom as an affective arrangement. In the courtroom, humans and their linguistic utterances, but also material objects and infrastructures, visuals, voices, and sounds are relationally entangled. This is the analytical entry point for ethnographically describing the atmosphere of a court proceeding without reducing atmosphere either to the result of courtroom talk or to the emotional experiences of the participants. For a thick ethnographic description of courtroom atmospheres, the ethnographer should point out how all kinds of different bodies perform in the theatre of power that is a court proceeding
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |