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Scholars from many disciplines discuss the crucial roles played by narrative and metaphor in the theory and practice of law.
List of contents
Introduction Michael Hanne and Robert Weisberg; 1. Narrative, metaphor and concepts of justice and legal systems Greta Olson and Lawrence Rosen; 2. Narrative and metaphor in legal persuasion Michael R. Smith and Raymond W. Gibbs; 3. Narrative and metaphor in judicial opinions Simon Stern and Peter Brooks; 4. Narrative, metaphor and gender in the law Linda L. Berger and Kathryn M. Stanchi; 5. Narrative, metaphor and innovations in legal thinking Roberto H. Potter; 6. Narrative and metaphor in public debate around crime and punishment Dahlia Lithwick and L. David Ritchie; 7. Narrative and metaphor in human rights law Katharine G. Young and Bernadette Meyler; 8. Narrative and metaphor in creative work around the law Lawrence Joseph and Meredith Wallis; 9. Narrative and metaphor in legal activism Mari Matsuda.
About the author
Michael Hanne founded the Comparative Literature Programme at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and directed it until his retirement in 2010. He has published 'Binocular Vision: Narrative and Metaphor in Medicine', in Genre (2011) and Warring with Words: Narrative and Metaphor in Politics (2014).Robert Weisberg is Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr Professor of Law at Stanford University, California. He also founded and now serves as faculty co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC). He is co-author (with Guyora Binder) of the book Literary Criticisms of Law (2000).
Summary
This volume brings together distinguished legal scholars with specialists from cognitive theory, journalism, rhetoric, social psychology, anthropology, criminology, and legal activism for a wide-ranging series of conversations about the roles played by narrative and metaphor in the theory and practice of the law.
