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Film, Video A History of Law in American Film

Event video

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • A History of Law in American Film

Summary

  • Jessica Silbey presented a lecture that focused on the depiction of the courtroom process from the beginning of film in 1895 to the present day. She also discussed how the workings of the law has been shown in other forms of popular culture.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2016-07-20.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Literature
  • -  Law, American history, American law, Miranda v. Arizona, change, law, courts, courtroom

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Jessica Silbey.
  • -  Recorded on 2016-07-20.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690250

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. A History of Law in American Film. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-20, 2016. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690250/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Law Library Of Congress, U. S. (2016) A History of Law in American Film. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-20. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690250/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. A History of Law in American Film. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-20, 2016. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690250/>.