The Semiotics of Photographic Evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15064860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Kibbey (University of Colorado System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law/text/culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1322-9060 • E-ISSN: 2200-7121 |
| Publisher | University of Wollongong Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14453/ltc.688 |
| OpenAlex | W188769697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
What makes evidence credible? This question is central to the operation of a legal system because it has so much to do with winning or losing a case. Credibility often hinges on semiotic elements of a trial that are not recognized by law, but which every lawyer recognizes as crucial to the presentation of a case. This semiotic dimension of a case is generally perceived as notoriously unpredictable in its impact. Judges and juries can bestow credibility or withhold it based on a witness's sweating brow, fidgeting hands, tone of voice, the racial and gender characteristics of every person involved in a case, the demeanor and dress of every lawyer, of each defendant. While lawyers pay lip service to the ideal of arguing the evidence of a case to a reasonable conclusion, what lawyers hope for is some incontrovertible evidence that stops the debate, a "smoking gun" that dismisses doubt and shuts down the semiotic play that can influence or even determine credibility
Art · Epistemology · Photography · Semiotics · Visual arts · Archaeological Research and Protection · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |