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Twisting in the Wind

The Murderess and the English Press
  • Judith Knelman
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1998
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Murders by women were sensationalized in the English press during the 19th-century. Knelman analyses histories of different kinds of murder and explores how press representations of the murderess contributed to the Victorian construction of femininity.

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Knelman Judith :

Judith Knelman is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario.


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Part One: Patterns and Perceptions

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