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Crime Victims As Subjects Of Documentaries: Exploitation Or Advocacy?, Roslyn Myers Mar 2006

Crime Victims As Subjects Of Documentaries: Exploitation Or Advocacy?, Roslyn Myers

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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‘Law Is Life!’: Flag Wars, Local Government Law, And The Gentrification Of Olde Towne East, Linda Goode Bryant Mar 2006

‘Law Is Life!’: Flag Wars, Local Government Law, And The Gentrification Of Olde Towne East, Linda Goode Bryant

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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The Next ‘New Wave’: Law-Genre Documentaries, Lawyering In Support Of The Creative Process, And Visual Legal Advocacy, Regina Austin Jan 2006

The Next ‘New Wave’: Law-Genre Documentaries, Lawyering In Support Of The Creative Process, And Visual Legal Advocacy, Regina Austin

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

This Article challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about law-genre documentaries. Part I will propose a working definition of law-genre documentaries because such a categorization is a necessary precursor to thinking or writing about the relevance of documentary films to lawyers, law students, and anyone interested in law and the pursuit of justice. The Article will go on from there to describe in Part II the various rhetorical or narrative styles or modes of filmmaking that documentarians employ. Although these styles or modes contribute to the impenetrability of documentary films, an understanding of their limitations can open up documentary films to critical …