Gender, Truth and State Power
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Gender, Truth and State Power

Capitalising on Punishment

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Gender, Truth and State Power

Capitalising on Punishment

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About This Book

This book is concerned with critically analysing the importance of the status of knowledge in establishing 'truth' about female defendants convicted of murder during the 20th Century. While the abolition of the death penalty in the UK has insured that the impact of this knowledge is no longer one of life and death, modern cases such as that of Sally Clark, whose guilty verdict was eventually overturned, nevertheless demonstrate the devastating impact that those with the power to define the 'truth' still have on the lives of individuals who are unable to construct a dominant truth of their own during their trials.

Using the key themes of truth, gender and power, the book also focuses on agency and rationality in relation to female criminality, masculinity and miscarriages of justice. Challenging official discourse which historically has incorporated entrenched constructions of women who kill as mad, bad or tragic victims, this book argues for the creation of new subject positions and alternative discourses within which female violence can be understood.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781317169833
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Series Editor
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Feminist Epistemologies and the Construction of Alternative Truths
  11. 3 Subjugated Knowledge, State Power and the Annihilation of Condemned Women: The Case of Louie Calvert
  12. 4 Infanticide and Child Murder: The ‘Leniency versus Harshness’ Debate Re-Visited
  13. 5 A Muted Voice from the Past: The Appeal of Ruth Ellis, 2003
  14. 6 A Victory for Injustice: Truth, Lies and Expert Knowledge – the Sally Clark Case
  15. 7 Conclusion
  16. References
  17. Index