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Improvising with Peter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2021

Sara Ramshaw
Sara Ramshaw*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, University of Victoria Faculty of Law, British Columbia, Canada
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: sararamshaw@uvic.ca
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Abstract

When listening to a recently rediscovered home cassette recording of South African musician and activist Hugh Masekela, which was a gift from the late legal theorist Peter Fitzpatrick in 2004, unleashed are a series of recollections and reflections on the distinctiveness and significance of Fitzpatrick's scholarship, especially in relation to the emerging field of critical legal studies in improvisation. This short piece recalls Peter's boundless wisdom, kindness and generosity, and the lasting impact that his thought and texts have had on his students, colleagues and readers the world over.

Keywords

critical legal theorycritical improvisation studiesPeter Fitzpatrickbebop jazzHugh Masekelaresponsive/determinate
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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 17 , Special Issue 1: Celebration of Peter Fitzpatrick and his Scholarship , March 2021 , pp. 40 - 43
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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