Cultural Studies and the 'Juridical Turn'

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Studies and the 'Juridical Turn'Culture, law, and legitimacy in the era of neoliberal capitalism\nAuthor(s): Jaafar Aksikas, Sean Andrews\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138502604, 978-1138502604\nSynopsis\nThe relationship between culture and the law has become an emergent concern within contemporary Cultural Studies as a field, but the recent focus has been largely limited to the role played by cultural representations and identity politics in the legitimation of legal discourse and policies. While continuing this emphasis, this collection also looks at the law itself as a cultural production, tracing some of the specific contours of its function in the last three decades. It argues that, with the onset of neoliberal or late capitalism, the law has taken on a new specificity and power, leading to what we are calling the juridical turn, where the presumed legitimacy of the law makes other forms of heg.