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February 4, 2016: Is This Weimar?, Bruce Ledewitz
February 4, 2016: Is This Weimar?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Is This Weimar?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
December 9, 2015: The Spirit Of Doom, Bruce Ledewitz
December 9, 2015: The Spirit Of Doom, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Spirit of Doom“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 1, 2015: What We Can Learn From Fifty Shades Of Grey, Bruce Ledewitz
August 1, 2015: What We Can Learn From Fifty Shades Of Grey, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “ What We Can Learn from Fifty Shades of Grey“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 22, 2012: Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train, Bruce Ledewitz
January 22, 2012: Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Images In/Of Law, Jessica M. Silbey
Images In/Of Law, Jessica M. Silbey
Jessica Silbey
The proliferation of images in and of law lends itself to surprisingly complex problems of epistemology and power. Understanding through images is innate; most of us easily understand images without thinking. But arriving at mutually agreeable understandings of images is also difficult. Translating images into shared words leads to multiple problems inherent in translation and that pose problems for justice. Despite our saturated imagistic culture, we have not established methods to pursue that translation process with confidence. This article explains how images are intuitively understood and yet collectively inscrutable, posing unique problems for resolving legal conflicts that demand common and …
October 31, 2010: Why I Wish No One Had Gone To The Stewart/Colbert Rally, Bruce Ledewitz
October 31, 2010: Why I Wish No One Had Gone To The Stewart/Colbert Rally, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Why I Wish No One Had Gone to the Stewart/Colbert Rally“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
October 17, 2010: Woody Allen’S Hell, Bruce Ledewitz
October 17, 2010: Woody Allen’S Hell, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Woody Allen’s Hell“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 19, 2010: Steve Martin Sings The Blues, Bruce Ledewitz
May 19, 2010: Steve Martin Sings The Blues, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Steve Martin Sings the Blues“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 25, 2010: What About Pedro?, Bruce Ledewitz
January 25, 2010: What About Pedro?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What About Pedro?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 19, 2010: Dances With Wolves Meets The Matrix, Bruce Ledewitz
January 19, 2010: Dances With Wolves Meets The Matrix, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Dances with Wolves Meets The Matrix“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Rethinking Consent In A Big Love Way, Cheryl Hanna
Rethinking Consent In A Big Love Way, Cheryl Hanna
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
This Article is based on a presentation at the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law as part of their symposium "Rhetoric & Relevance: An Investigation into the Present & Future of Feminist Legal Theory." In it, I explore the problem of categorical exclusions to the consent doctrine in private intimate relationships through the lens of the HBO series Big Love, which is about modern polygamy. There remains the normative question both after Lawrence v. Texas and in feminist legal theory of under what circumstances individuals should be able to consent to activity that takes place within the context of a …
A 'Ho New World: Raced And Gendered Insult As Ersatz Carnival And The Corruption Of Freedom Of Expression Norms, Lolita Buckner Inniss
A 'Ho New World: Raced And Gendered Insult As Ersatz Carnival And The Corruption Of Freedom Of Expression Norms, Lolita Buckner Inniss
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Carnivalization, a concept developed by literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin and later employed in broad social and cultural contexts, is the tearing down of social norms, the elimination of boundaries, and the inversion of established hierarchies. It is the world turned upside down. Ersatz carnival is a pernicious, inverted form of carnival, one wherein counter-discourses propounded by outsiders are appropriated by elites and frequently redeployed to silence and exclude those same outsiders. The use of the slur "'ho" by gangsta' rappers in the performance of songs that articulate a vision of urban culture is an example of carnivalization. Thus, when words …