Greenfield, S. 2016. Tobias Beecher: Law as a Refuge from Uncertainty? in: Picart , C.J., Jacobsen, M.H. and Greek, C. (ed.) Framing Law and Crime: An Interdisciplinary Anthology Maryland USA ; London The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 455-476
| Chapter title | Tobias Beecher: Law as a Refuge from Uncertainty? |
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| Authors | Greenfield, S. |
| Editors | Picart , C.J. |
| Jacobsen, M.H. | |
| Greek, C. | |
| Abstract | Analysis of the representation of cinematic and television lawyers has often focused on the portrayal of the individual lawyer’s qualities and professional ethics. Two consistently asked questions have been if the In short, Atticus Finch is both more and less than the mythical figure that has been made of him. He is human-sometimes right and sometimes wrong. This in line with the view that characters are often more complex than a good/bad perspective permits. Shifting from both the realist and causal perspectives does though allow film and law to progress from a simple “law as legal practice” based approach; “ . . . to embrace subjects such as psychology, literature, sociology or even film studies.” This chapter contributes a small step on this move to interdisciplinary work by adopting ideas from social psychology encompassing self and social identity in a period of uncertainty. Oz and indeed Tobias Beecher |
| Book title | Framing Law and Crime: An Interdisciplinary Anthology |
| Page range | 455-476 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | Apr 2016 |
| Place of publication | Maryland USA ; London |
| ISBN | 9781611477054 |