Revisiting the Yorkshire Ripper Murders | Histories of Gender, Violence and Victimhood

Louise Wattis

ISBN 10: 3030405184 / ISBN 13: 9783030405182

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

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Revisiting the Yorkshire Ripper Murders | Histories of Gender, Violence and Victimhood | Louise Wattis | Taschenbuch | vii | Englisch | 2020 | Palgrave Macmillan | EAN 9783030405182 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revisiting the Yorkshire Ripper Murders | Histories of Gender, Violence and Victimhood
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030405184
• ISBN 13: 9783030405182
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 11D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 251 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Between 1975 and 1980, Peter Sutcliffe, who became known as the Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women in the North of England. The murders provoked widespread fear amongst women and impacted the public consciousness at both the local and national level. This book revisits the case, applying a feminist and cultural criminological lens to explore a range of criminological concerns relating to gender, violence and victimhood. Combining research findings from oral history interviews, analysis of popular criminological texts and academic commentary, this volume explores what the case can tell us about feminism, fear of crime, gender and serial murder and the representation of victims and sex workers. The volume contributes to a creative cultural criminology, highlighting how excavating recent criminal history and reading across texts presents new ways for understanding violence, gender and representation in the contemporary context.  

About the Author

Louise Wattis is a senior lecturer in Criminology and Sociology in the Department of Criminology, Law and Policing at Teesside University, UK.