Law, Judges and Visual Culture

Law,Judges, and Visual Culture explores how pictures have been used to make, manage, and circulate ideas about the judiciary through various media from the sixteenth century to the present, offering a new approach to understanding and making sense of the important social institution. It examines the impact of technologies and the media industries on the way we engage with these images and the experiences and meanings they generate.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Law,Judges, and Visual Culture delves into the profound impact of images on shaping perceptions, narratives, and understandings of the judiciary across various media from the sixteenth century to the present. This groundbreaking book offers a fresh perspective on the judiciary, a vital social institution that plays a crucial role in our society. In a world where visual imagery and celebrity hold immense significance in the way we generate, communicate, and consume ideas about society and its key institutions, this book pioneers the first comprehensive exploration of visual representations of judges within these contexts. It goes beyond mere examination of what is depicted within these images, delving into the profound influence of technologies and the media industries that produce them on our engagement with these visual materials and the experiences and meanings they generate. Drawing upon a diverse range of scholarship, including art history, film and television studies, social and cultural studies, and law, the book offers a rich tapestry of insights into the creation, management, and interpretation of pictures of judges. Through extensive research and interviews with practitioners, painters, photographers, television scriptwriters, producers, court communication staff, and judges, the book unravels the intricate dynamics involved in the making, management, and viewing of these visual representations. This original and insightful work appeals to scholars, postgraduates, and undergraduates from a wide array of disciplines who are interested in the role of visual culture in the pursuit of social justice and the institutions that uphold it.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367621674