Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited
This paper examines the landmark 2013 judgment of the Australian High Court in Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited. This case focused on the activities of Australian businessman Harry Kakavas, a regular gambler at Melbourne’s Crown casino. Kakavas argued that he was a pathological gambler unconscionab...
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2015
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| description | This paper examines the landmark 2013 judgment of the Australian High Court in Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited. This case focused on the activities of Australian businessman Harry Kakavas, a regular gambler at Melbourne’s Crown casino. Kakavas argued that he was a pathological gambler unconscionably exploited by the casino. Using feminist and queer performativity theory, as well as a science and technology studies (STS) approach to the law, I explore how the court constituted gambling addiction and gender in the case. Via John Law’s notion of ‘collateral realities’, I also examine the way that legal judgments ostensibly dealing with one object can simultaneously materialise other realities, a point with relevance well beyond the present example. I conclude with reflections on the implications of this analysis for law, policy and practice in the study of addiction and gender. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-214872017-09-13T15:59:26Z Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited Seear, Kate This paper examines the landmark 2013 judgment of the Australian High Court in Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited. This case focused on the activities of Australian businessman Harry Kakavas, a regular gambler at Melbourne’s Crown casino. Kakavas argued that he was a pathological gambler unconscionably exploited by the casino. Using feminist and queer performativity theory, as well as a science and technology studies (STS) approach to the law, I explore how the court constituted gambling addiction and gender in the case. Via John Law’s notion of ‘collateral realities’, I also examine the way that legal judgments ostensibly dealing with one object can simultaneously materialise other realities, a point with relevance well beyond the present example. I conclude with reflections on the implications of this analysis for law, policy and practice in the study of addiction and gender. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21487 10.1080/13200968.2015.1031932 Taylor & Francis Australasia restricted |
| spellingShingle | Seear, Kate Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title | Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title_full | Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title_fullStr | Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title_short | Making addiction, making gender: A feminist performativity analysis of Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited |
| title_sort | making addiction, making gender: a feminist performativity analysis of kakavas v crown melbourne limited |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21487 |