Justice as improvisation : the law of the extempore /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 12 March, 2017 - 21:19

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Ramshaw, Sara,

Source:

p.x, 192 pages ; (2013)

Call Number:

K487.M87

Keywords:

Deconstruction., Improvisation (Music), Interpretation and construction., Law, New York (State), Philosophy., Social aspects.

Notes:

"Theorises the relationship between justice and improvisation through the case of the New York City cabaret laws ... highlighting the parallels between the aporetic conception of justice advanced by ... Jacques Derrida and the nuanced approach to improvisation pursued by musicians and theorists alike in the new and emerging interdisciplinary field of Critical Studies in Improvisation (CSI)."--P. i.Formerly CIP.Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-184) and index.Also issued online.