Adriana Cavarero: Resistance and the Voice of Law

by Elisabetta R. Bertolino

Book Overview

Critical legal scholars have made us aware that law is made up not only of rules but also of language. But who speaks the language of law? And can one lawfully speak in one's voice? For the Italian philosopher Adriana Cavarero, to answer these questions we must not separate who is speaking from the very act of speaking; moreover, we must recuperate the material singularity and relationality of the mouth that speaks. Drawing on Cavarero's work,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367264331
• ISBN13: 9780367264338
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"