Peasants, Tanners, and Psychiatrists
Using Films to Teach Comparative Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4798534 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph W Dellapenna (Villanova University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 156-179 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Legal Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1265 • E-ISSN: 2331-4117 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0731126500002754 |
| OpenAlex | W1510751561 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The last four decades have seen the emergence of the "law and literature" movement. Although numerous stories in the common law world turn on the trial of cases, many studies in the law and literature vein use stories that do not take place in a courtroom, and often do not even involve a lawyer, to illuminate significant features of the law or its practice. The emergence of the law and literature movement seems to have prompted a turn in legal education toward using pop culture to teach about law, or perhaps reflects that turn. Examples of such efforts include legal symposia devoted to the wisdom of Yogi Berra, of Bruce Springsteen, and of Harry Potter. Others have preferred to study lawyers who are poets. Yet others profess to find poetry in the law itself
Class (philosophy · Legal Education · Legal profession · Orientation (vector space · Political science · Sociology · Comparative and International Law Studies · Computer Science · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Mathematics · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |