women and the law in twentieth-century literature
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Macpherson, Heidi Slettedahl
- Publish Year
- 2007
- Shelfmark
- WER 8 2007
- Thesaurus
- wetgeving, vrouwbeelden, daders, slachtoffers, media, literatuur, films, romans, toneel, literaire analyse, Amerikaans, Canadees, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The author explores the representation of women, fictional and historical, in conflict with the law. She focuses on the judicial system and the staging of women’s guilt, examining both the female suspect and the female victim in a wide variety of media, including novels like Toni Morrison’s 'Beloved' and Margaret Atwood’s 'Alias Grace', theatrical plays, movies such as 'I Want to live!' and 'Legally blonde', and the television series 'Ally McBeal'.