From offworld colonies to migration zones : Blade Runner and the fractured subject of jurisprudence.

Peter Hutchings

From offworld colonies to migration zones : Blade Runner and the fractured subject of jurisprudence.

Peter Hutchings

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Abstract

Looking again at Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott, 1982) - after Tampa, after 9/11 - 2019 seems all too close to 2003. AustraliaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Christmas Island, AmericaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s GuantÃƒÆ’Ã‚Æ’Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â namo Bay are our offworld colonies, and the disposable Ã¢â‚¬Å“skinjobsÃ¢â‚¬Â come in a variety of darker colours than those of ScottÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s film. Through a re-reading of Blade Runner, this paper argues that the theory of right which would be adequate to such a world is the right of the outlaw, for this is a world in which right is subject to power, in which state Ã¢â‚¬Å“lawÃ¢â‚¬Â undoes and exceeds its own foundations.

Original language	English
Number of pages	17
Journal	Law\, Culture and the Humanities
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Blade Runner (motion picture)
administration of justice
emigration and immigration
political refugees
refugees
social aspects

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From offworld colonies to migration zones : Blade Runner and the fractured subject of jurisprudence.

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