This collection charts the law as it exerts its influence on our society and culture, and seeks to define this field of study and demonstrate the substantial role law plays in the production of our social and cultural worlds. This book was published as a special issue of Cultural Studies.
Jaafar Aksikas is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Columbia College, Chicago, IL, USA. He is also President of the Cultural Studies Association. His books include Arab Modernities (2009) and The Sirah of Antar: An Interpretation of Arab and Islamic History (2002). He has taught, researched, and published widely in the fields of Cultural Studies, media and culture industry studies, critical legal and policy studies, American Studies, and Middle Eastern studies. Sean Johnson Andrews is Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and the Humanities at Columbia College, Chicago, IL, USA. He teaches courses on Cultural Studies methods and methodologies, media studies, cyberculture, and the digital humanities.