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What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle.

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"[Sherwin's] knowledge of how media culture affects the courtroom is valuable, as is his rigorous examination. Can we prevent America's legal system from going 'pop' - losing its legitimacy by becoming just another part of popular culture? Given America's courtroom obsession... it's about time someone did some explaining." - Julie Scelfo, Brill's Content; "[A] brilliant analysis of the jury system in our media-saturated age.... [D]iscerning readers will see a truly integrative intelligence at work, proposing possible solutions rather than simply bemoaning problems." - Publishers Weekly

When Law Goes Pop

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 April 2002
      ISBN-13 9780226752921
      978-0226752921
      ISBN-10 0226752925
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle.

      Trade Review
      "[Sherwin's] knowledge of how media culture affects the courtroom is valuable, as is his rigorous examination. Can we prevent America's legal system from going 'pop' - losing its legitimacy by becoming just another part of popular culture? Given America's courtroom obsession... it's about time someone did some explaining." - Julie Scelfo, Brill's Content; "[A] brilliant analysis of the jury system in our media-saturated age.... [D]iscerning readers will see a truly integrative intelligence at work, proposing possible solutions rather than simply bemoaning problems." - Publishers Weekly

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