Mirrors In the Robing Room: Reflections of Lawyers and the Law In Canadian Television Drama

Autor: Miller, Mary Jane
Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Law and Society = Revue Canadienne Droit et Societe; 1995, Vol. 10 Issue: 2 p55-71, 17p
Abstrakt: AbstractThis paper introduces the idea of the “inflection” of formula to account for the distinctive ways in which lawyers and the law are portrayed in CBC television series ranging from Wojeckto Street Legal. The paper also examines various law-related drama specials and legal docudramas such as Scales of Justicewith a view to finding out how the law and legal professionals are perceived in Canadian popular culture. The author concludes with a consideration of some lawyers' reactions to their television image.
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