Making Addiction, Making Gender
A Feminist Performativity Analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3802894 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Seear (0000-0002-0886-7069, Monash Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-85 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Feminist Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1320-0968 • E-ISSN: 2204-0064 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13200968.2015.1031932 |
| OpenAlex | W2179282438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This paper examines the landmark 2013 judgment of the Australian High Court in Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited. This case focused on the activities of Australian businessman Harry Kakavas, a regular gambler at Melbourne’s Crown casino. Kakavas argued that he was a pathological gambler unconscionably exploited by the casino. Using feminist and queer performativity theory, as well as a science and technology studies (STS) approach to the law, I explore how the court constituted gambling addiction and gender in the case. Via John Law’s notion of ‘collateral realities’, I also examine the way that legal judgments ostensibly dealing with one object can simultaneously materialise other realities, a point with relevance well beyond the present example. I conclude with reflections on the implications of this analysis for law, policy and practice in the study of addiction and gender
Feminism · Media studies · Performativity · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |