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ATER THE Law ‘Atbook seed by John Bigham and Christine B, Harrington [so published inthe series: Gigs Jac ad he Cabaret Laws in NewYork City by Daal Chey A Theory of Libony: The Contain and Minorities iy HN Finch Inside the uate: The Bracero Program, fmmigation andthe LN. Explorations ‘Theory of Law by Alan Hut 0 and Soci Toward Constutive Vitwous Citizens, Dipti Subects Onder and Complaint ina Neve England Court Contested States Pxeivecenoy/aneineseeanee M EDITED BY MINDIE LAZARUS-BLACK AND SUSAN F. HIRSCH Foreword by John L. Comaroff INTRODUCTION PERFORMANCE AND PARADOX: EXPLORING LAW’S ROLE IN HEGEMONY AND RESISTANCE Susan F. Hirsch and Mindie Lazorus Black “This vole inverse aw a2 struggle reveling contd ste, ‘tgovernney mids ad being The dal meaning “te 5 “nt ‘Wtonaaed plea oder" and "eonditon of tang”, Comarot and Comaro 19815) encourages new ways of thinking abou aw nd power We are that theo of nw nd power ientying tte 2 intatonalzl poles must also conde he sates throvgh ‘hich people ehape oppressive states of eng. A the cae aces inh volume demonstrate, people who ae oteewise politely ma nal go 0 court replay to rest domination From Phiadeohia © ‘Tg hey sly, nile legal rete in coats and t. ary of be tof oppononal prac, Thee concaatns in land around law shape and are shaped by, arches end css, ‘ex ethnicity, reign, age, and caste Te volume’ example illus” {tus that alin goveoments wield temedous poet encode fd efor ln, ruc prt ofthe power of low eis vey cone tena “The volume shares and extends 2 rowing concen with Power, snd sol procn im amhroplogy,bney, an lal tin Thess ‘woes describe lw asmanfing power of arous or, nladnghe “thor legitimate certain visions of the socal order, to dcrmine fclations between persons and groups, and ro manipulate caltural Sdentandgs and dcoun In Contd State, analy ofl td power begin wih a concepalzaon af power a aid apd dynamic ostutiveof socal Iterations, and embedded matrly ad sy Seley in gl pow. Asdl, we nda tad of ses oki fo cage masters with legal ebro sg Court fp then ty ot seape thr candy coon) op routing cla racrsiniscntentsandonchondes An Ging low co pcb shower and save “he tral. goncosc sd ly Ive power shat ‘Gams mel ony andthe ed and ens ha cose ‘cmc se af cal Gomer th some. Rec scholsahip ‘Sttegunooy and esas ear hw pow: aes bape ab esr soil proener i ube and “every wa ee [inchs 1990, Comacl asd Comarof 991, Sot 1985199), ‘Saraptfcinee saw kad tn cploehow the plea ec Sand economic ander of ne erat ners nd er ted mens. We anos how pele rnd fo and cere {hae diane Roc ectply whe dove cn to be Hanan ‘nan compe bys white jg om he manand stend 9 chk ferreting we beers volun? By they pret (Chara Amerots refagesom te “epoing ne of NS, 40'US, sentry woken sujet regs wo ther gure a ee “Spat hugh neve Costin hola? In ftingso end {Sethe Moin women don cous, hw did ronal olarp tu lntennh cry hams comuniar cotta to ececrparok ‘Sis women lacking poli acumen (Seng thi wlume The ‘hapten inchs vlumecxaminchow thoeandother bhai aes ‘Silene td ete artical are "We ong this toacton wi ko ect devo suetsiascholrhip olawand pone Wethen mode ones tt hgemony and rests, and expire he dynam reson $e tir socom api the anaes of egy and renanc o ‘tang ofp ad sro dene comet cng che chp {er he fur ston, we fon on to thes tat revel he ‘Sara of lel power the cone performances and pa Shut hc nd pal pase Oe sme Se Stcdicnetb thle projec can come Sido pd sd ety ad eal con nd change, POWER AND LAW ‘Tae pastewo decades nls declpment in socal eoy have hanged racy how hola thik aboot the cneep of power and tow power understand in elton slaw, The cen explo of intropuction ‘es about power ha ot n Grams exploration af bow’ ci [bsaution sch athe crc, he ea, an sch, ae impiated i domination. Gras work encouraged scolar vrei te lenpotaning samp chst power primary execs thro the fore ofthe sate conere th ibe eng das More ee Foucsl as been «prominent proponetof aa reefaton of (bet ef, Lakes 1974 Wrong 1979). At oe level, Foucault s Sum of power alr sp imeone of emote 3 somptont: power cerca, sor posse; power produce, ‘br primary opresive;powe shod be analyed fom the boom {ipo she top down (Swick 19:20. Thee conve reams LR Foucault's bs fr examining powers ran he production snd ‘raunton of rowed: Ashe has shows, power operate trough ‘Ksciplnary paces hat constute the specie ca ‘dares egulsting nein sometines deen inte ws (lo Boudcs 1977s de Coens 1984 Int wew Boer ental to the formation of dicouraes—both dominant and Sobucaedwich set he prameters of wha can be a, bow, ‘alleged, srugledover, and achiewedin age hieril moment? “Asrting ta th personals pola" esis have slo ean -eptalzedpomert show how power mami ly out inthe home Sn the bedroom, he factory hin tere he eave {nd the coutoom (ie, ep, Harsosk 198; Janeway 1980; Segal 1350, hohe asin of poweria terete comet tists derdoped stat udtsnngs fw power operates a the cl oflesctono const pnd es sd rari. ‘har work sho umn toe Gace conation of peered ‘abject nang. gbagh the body, oto nd language. Bordo {ison er cmp arene sevens stein Of patio cores about ney, consamptin, and ses in Comeporary Wenn sos. Avoretic are» acy the most artig and sak Asai of how cxaher power relaton ae sik eect the motions and ols nidua echo deeply they a eched ov ou bode, and how wel ou di seve hem” (005, Although ke Bordo, many feinitr daw on Foucalan Sppeoache co dacoure andthe mole! of power dynamic mest hoor the rg tht horn owe pina in mull Contes ens to cide nore srstematic domination, parla he Sppecmve elec 3 ptnacal nation on women ee, Da SEG Ind Quinby 1988, Harock 1990; McNay 1993; Sec 99D. According, these scholars emphasize that power operates cuinely ond weseally in many contents, cng tat si SUSAN. MIRSCH AND HINDIE LAZARUS-BLACK INTRODUCTION it tomk an nnovain at pte be back nto new cones poe {ein Hal 1983, Hone 1993). “Thee thoretal sae pty lean o endearing lay 35 dcoure, poses, prac, and sytem of domination and ‘Hasan Ie porno no thet hing powered teh sed ip hap, new Been in sol yl ne foloty, and alr! sale of law Soda hoa ft example Fegan eosesg te powerf awn the 17, Cambs 1973 Grovese 1972; Hay 1975; Thompaoe 1979), a i work sais ‘hy nia. They challenged psec ews those aw ‘eh coercion aswel ss Mas ening tht ce la fo. al ‘Srnec Hay, forex de ston he “othr” may" and vey” of Eagan 3 By of le ‘hat was erin repre ut th so mand pes yay (0973) Mind fhe aby of Shave oman Iw ine townie, Toes (1975) alo wrote with cel inh aout the charac and power of lw ar slog and sal pace Me Sea mo anf aw hacer tray ‘and thc appear inthis volume 1 law gover hough paradox ice and prac hich ebcartananersas the eet and (2) clogie and paces sound ea acs reponine ierchis evens hy conse new sl gps and tears *he, i tanto wr in ad apes, ‘storia and hizorily nel srhropelog invested aw and power in the 1980s es by emphasizing lesions pe se tn mre yatendng tthe Staion nda {ime and lcs og He 198; Cohan 948 ore 1986, Ste 199), nado, eer es demons tat “aon a “castomiy in” cold be a feucny were Siete be, ff Aad 1975; Chanock 1985, Ca 1955 Houma an Range 1983, More 1986, 1982 Sydee 19818), Wh spec to lin ‘Alrcan comet it became esr tht colniation, eading Beth Minder mae" sere aly sod nomenon thle of ini: tows people a a he pono a w= ey Baan aed $e Bond 199; Hay and Wag 1984, Mey 1988 Mery 1381) ad te advance of ep (Spder19813; Vinceot 1989), Rint ior Rave sninste how piel sos butts patel, sometnsthtogh mst of prontaton (Wabi 1980, Sees violence (Gordon 197), an sor echey 1984, “Antopologyhslong bees an inpoiant arta fore etiation ‘flaw abd power Atenion fo the eanng and act of pti iemated rarer atten in he mip fel es cscs and more ger, feed numerous example of lw’ oe [Shaping neal ie aad power lations a leat cnet Gee, ‘Nader 1903; Nader and Told 197; Stara Yagiesson 1974 Ta ‘Beene of framing "ew dectoos neal antroplog,” Ser {i Colier simmer inporae charac law in ela ‘Sono power 1989-603) They argue, among other things that a ‘Bheversacuta that tae and tai cases ona 0 upbold cal rangement of power, that conf endemic al oie Eur tha owrakers fashion a Scaiy™ to which the govered must Sd dons tpg as cage ty at ‘ower and prvi ate Gstbvted nase Aserting that bth [nsen and modern ster power hs Bee debt unevenly, hit ‘ou nclodes ee sis fale forging, aman and {ometies alleging sh cions ec alo Nae 1990; Star 1925, Mins 1990), "Tat aw "not nly prac nd proce, bt ali dcoure code, and commonicason (Lara Bick 198%: 11) emerges calla the ‘iting af Gere (1983), Greens (1986, 1959), nd Rasen (1984, 989113894), stong ther sntroplog, who oa on the rel thn Bcween a and are. Geena for xapl, explore te Inning of confi sone Batis ina Souter omy locating tn wks rane of ways 0 contend with diene. For working fi New Englands diferences show peopl thik aboot an we tow mark sable radon of els, whi eal proses are then ‘hes importane meas of plying and mmiplating cas die hes (Many 1990, Yrgresion 195) Tae nade pay ose tention {Othe dcouacs abou aw th wuch role’ ves and shape thee ‘Shsing the stslon in eee works in eal anhropsloy, fst {0992 fds Ge Eid morng mo ieee rons On the one and, schol are urged coe palpably ea tats and rte vobrosder ioral pecs cetng and minting i “Teh ad ineqalien” On tc thr han hey “ae dawnt ever Ser examination of the onologil and epistemaogial cargoes ‘Frmeaing on which she Scour of av based 375-76) fs. Shape, and we con, at hin chron wil prove miseding {in 376 Scholar wil netesingy bead ponte atend wo otk Woy and les caning And we would a they wil so acd 0 be mndtl of lw a9 place of contest and supe and of aw ‘Sal constuve capac oar meaning and hac. ‘Asscolere crn othe sty of aw conte ty hve ean co derap new approaches power snd aw, onc ha emphasis i _ SUSAN F. HIRSCH AND MINDIE LAZARUS-BLACK INTRODUCTION

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