SOC232H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bell Hooks, Patricia J. Williams, Legal Realism
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Last week: effects of court cases and rule of law on society, how sociology look at this problems, turn criticle gaze on the author. Why are they chosen: sarat says that its no clear who is doing society work, law can appear neutral- give it symbolc vaule, can be oppressive. Tells a story: law can be used to silnce and decontextualize, surpirise reults happen, homosacer- stripped of their meaning, identity and context. When we have people that strike fear- we can operate them to the harshest mean. Loo the abilty to fram things in particular ways: law trying to address their own wrongs. It"s the law in action: law is everywhere- the lowered curb for the disabled people. Court, media: wrongful convictions- those are exceotions, mundane place of law- what is the everyday places of the law, the death of profane, sacred versus profane. Weve been talking about law as been scared, law operating above us.
