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‘In his passionate way’: emotion, race and gender in cases of partner-murder in England and Wales, 1900-39

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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:59 authored by Lizzie Seal, Alexa NealeAlexa Neale
This article examines 10 capital cases of men of colour sentenced to death in England and Wales for intimate murders of white British women during 1900–39. It argues that such cases enable analysis of the prevailing emotional norms of this era and the ways in which these were shaped by race, gender and class. Perceptions of intimate relationships as legitimate or illegitimate—judgments about who should feel what about whom—‘is’ related to understandings of citizenship. In revealing the emotional norms at play in cases of murder, it is possible to illustrate how the criminal justice system governed through emotion.

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Race, Racialisation and the Death Penalty in England and Wales, 1900-65; G2062; LEVERHULME TRUST; RPG-2016-352

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

British Journal of Criminology

ISSN

1464-3529

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Issue

4

Volume

60

Page range

811-829

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2019-12-18

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2022-01-14

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-12-17

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