The Fate of the Iconic Sign: Taser Video

I will discuss, briefly, the landscape of legally relevant video and then discuss the characteristics of this kind of video in particular, concluding with some thoughts on why, even given its extremely potent and limited nature, we need a sophisticated theory of media effects in what might appear to be the realistic medium of tasercam video. This discussion is centered on American legal culture.

 

Introduction 1/2013

Each of the papers in this first issue has individual merit, yet collectively and indirectly they together signpost and gesture towards pertinent possible future directions of this review journal initiative …