A Foray into Italian Crime Fiction: Gianrico Carofiglio’s Involuntary Witness
A couple of months ago, when I tweeted a link to an article in the Observer that heralded “a new wave of Italian crime writers,” I quickly received a flurry of replies insisting that, of the writers...
View ArticlePoetry & Law: M. NourbeSe Philip’s Zong!
Poetry and law may seem to some as incommensurable as dancing and architecture. Not so, according to M. NourbeSe Philip: “Law and poetry both share an inexorable concern with language⎯the “right” use...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup of News & Reviews, March 14-20, 2011
It’s too late to be a weekend roundup. But I figure better late than never! Below are links to some of the news stories and book reviews related to law and the arts that caught my attention last week....
View ArticleWeekly Roundup of News & Reviews, April 11-17, 2011
Photo by Grey Villet, from the documentary film The Loving Story Below are links to some of the news stories and book reviews related to law and the arts that caught my attention last week, with a...
View ArticleLegal History: Shelley Gavigan Launches Hunger, Horses, and Government Men
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of my colleague Shelley Gavigan‘s new book Hunger, Horses, and Government Men: Criminal Law on the Aboriginal Plains, 1870-1905. Here’s an excerpt...
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