Narrative of Law in the Exhibition Space
11:30am - 5:30pm /
Thursday 7th September 2023
Type: Conference /
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Exhibition spaces live a contradictory existence. Museums often represent hegemonic norms and/or state policy. At the same time, state-funded spaces can be subverted through protest or other interventions which fundamentally challenge a state's self-image. Smaller, independent exhibits can also disrupt the state’s self-narrative. Such interventions do not speak solely to the ‘reason’ and ‘logic’ of exhibits, but evoke strong emotional responses through atmosphere.
Law contributes to regulating such spaces, influencing their practices of representation. Exhibits depict moments steeped in law, and accordingly depict – implicitly or explicitly – law itself. Law is also a form of storytelling, depicting the state’s relationship between its citizenry and the world, as well as relationships between citizens. This conference examines both how exhibition sites represent law, and how they exist as spaces in conversation with the ‘stories’ law tells. The conference specifically focuses on how such spaces complicate law’s narratives through affect and art.
Draft Schedule:
Thursday 7th September
Registration from 11.30am
Lunch from 12pm-12.45pm
Welcome/Intro - 12.45pm-1pm
Session 1
‘Exploring the Interconnections Between Art and Law’
1pm-3pm
Vanessa Munro – University of Warwick
Creative Confrontations in the Reimagining of Legal Precedent: Reflecting on the Scottish Feminist Judgments Project’
Linda Mulcahy – Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University
The image of the litigant in contemporary England: A case study from Teeside
Lucy Finchett-Maddock – Bangor University
Art/Law - Post-Law, Post-Exhibition
Coffee Break - 3-3.30pm
Session 2 -
‘Protest, Law, and the when and where of Exhibition Spaces’
3.30pm-5.30pm
Sarah Keenan – Birkbeck, University of London
Keeping the Gweagal shield: Property and Truth in post-colonial matters
Illan Wall – University of Warwick
The Public Space of Legal Exhibition: Protest and the Sovereign Stage
Nadine El-Enany – Birkbeck, University of London
TBC
Friday 8th September
Session 3
10am-12.30pm
‘(Challenging) Hegemonic Representations of Law’
Stacy Douglas – University of Ottowa
The Representational Paradigm as Barrier to Democracy
Richard Benjamin – University Liverpool/International Slavery Museum
A Museum in Three Acts
Christine Schwobel-Patel – University of Warwick
Legal Pipelines: A Metaphor for Law, Capitalism, and Extractivism in the Green Transition
Jessie Hohmann – University of Technology Sydney
Looking for International Law in the Botanic Garden
Lunch - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Session 4 –
1.30pm-3.30pm
‘Radically Rethinking Representation’
Anna Carline – University of Liverpool
Sexual Violence and ‘Artful’ Interventions: Exploring the use of artwork to develop a sexual violence awareness campaign.
Tina Sikka – Newcastle University
Sexual Ethics, Art, and Lived Experience
Lesley McMillan – Glasgow Caledonian University
The #erasethegrey Campaign: Challenging Attitudes to Gender Based Violence & Communicating the Law Through Public Awareness Campaigns
Closing Remarks - 3.30pm-4pm
Exhibition spaces live a contradictory existence. Museums often represent hegemonic norms and/or state policy. At the same time, state-funded spaces can be subverted through protest or other interventions which fundamentally challenge a state's self-image. Smaller, independent exhibits can also disrupt the state’s self-narrative. Such interventions do not speak solely to the ‘reason’ and ‘logic’ of exhibits, but evoke strong emotional responses through atmosphere.
Law contributes to regulating such spaces, influencing their practices of representation. Exhibits depict moments steeped in law, and accordingly depict – implicitly or explicitly – law itself. Law is also a form of storytelling, depicting the state’s relationship between its citizenry and the world, as well as relationships between citizens. This conference examines both how exhibition sites represent law, and how they exist as spaces in conversation with the ‘stories’ law tells. The conference specifically focuses on how such spaces complicate law’s narratives through affect and art.
Draft Schedule:
Thursday 7th September
Registration from 11.30am
Lunch from 12pm-12.45pm
Welcome/Intro - 12.45pm-1pm
Session 1
‘Exploring the Interconnections Between Art and Law’
1pm-3pm
Vanessa Munro – University of Warwick
Creative Confrontations in the Reimagining of Legal Precedent: Reflecting on the Scottish Feminist Judgments Project’
Linda Mulcahy – Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University
The image of the litigant in contemporary England: A case study from Teeside
Lucy Finchett-Maddock – Bangor University
Art/Law - Post-Law, Post-Exhibition
Coffee Break - 3-3.30pm
Session 2 -
‘Protest, Law, and the when and where of Exhibition Spaces’
3.30pm-5.30pm
Sarah Keenan – Birkbeck, University of London
Keeping the Gweagal shield: Property and Truth in post-colonial matters
Illan Wall – University of Warwick
The Public Space of Legal Exhibition: Protest and the Sovereign Stage
Nadine El-Enany – Birkbeck, University of London
TBC
Friday 8th September
Session 3
10am-12.30pm
‘(Challenging) Hegemonic Representations of Law’
Stacy Douglas – University of Ottowa
The Representational Paradigm as Barrier to Democracy
Richard Benjamin – University Liverpool/International Slavery Museum
A Museum in Three Acts
Christine Schwobel-Patel – University of Warwick
Legal Pipelines: A Metaphor for Law, Capitalism, and Extractivism in the Green Transition
Jessie Hohmann – University of Technology Sydney
Looking for International Law in the Botanic Garden
Lunch - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Session 4 –
1.30pm-3.30pm
‘Radically Rethinking Representation’
Anna Carline – University of Liverpool
Sexual Violence and ‘Artful’ Interventions: Exploring the use of artwork to develop a sexual violence awareness campaign.
Tina Sikka – Newcastle University
Sexual Ethics, Art, and Lived Experience
Lesley McMillan – Glasgow Caledonian University
The #erasethegrey Campaign: Challenging Attitudes to Gender Based Violence & Communicating the Law Through Public Awareness Campaigns
Closing Remarks - 3.30pm-4pm