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| Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PST From the Yale Law Library: an exhibit of the work of Joseph Hémard (1880-1961), who managed to turn out a lot of interesting stuff, including, yes, illustrations for a tax code, now in Yale's Law Library collection. |
Mull over that on April 15th.
"The Wire" As a Critique of the U.S. Political System
Posted: 06 Mar 2013 08:35 AM PST
John Denvir, University of San Francisco School of Law, has published Watching Television Can Change the World: "The Wire" as Critique, Part I. Here is the abstract.
Download the paper from SSRN at the link.
Popular culture can have political impact. "The Wire" is not only engrossing melodrama; it also tells a compelling story of how and why the American political system fails us. Because a television series like "The Wire" not only appeals to a much broader audience than traditional political arguments, but also transforms abstractions into concrete images aimed at both our hearts and our minds, it can play a major role in efforts to change the world for the better.
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