Section on Law and the Humanities
San Diego Salon C, North Tower/Lobby Level, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
Legal Outsiders in American Film
(Program to be published in Suffolk University Law Review)
The theme of one who stands outside the legal system, yet struggles for acknowledgement, justice, power, recognition, or truth is a perpetual one for film-makers. In virtually every genre of film, legal outsiders crop up over and over. Characters on the fringes of society and the margins of the legal system populate the narratives of both independent films and Hollywood blockbusters. These characters help define lawlessness and transgression. They also say a lot about American conceptions of law, social acceptance, and transformation. This panel will bring together scholars from both the legal academy and the humanities to explore this theme, and to discuss the reasons why outsiders are ever present in our cinematic representations of law and culture.
Business Meeting at Program conclusion.
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