William Corder and the Red Barn Murder
Journeys of the Criminal Body
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, History, British
| Author: | S. McCorristine | ISBN: | 9781137439390 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | S. McCorristine |
| ISBN: | 9781137439390 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment.
This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment.
