Colonial discourse and gender in u.s. criminal courts: cultural defenses and prosecutions
Auteur :
Braunmühl, Caroline
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415899253
Date de publication :
27 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
710 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book illuminates how "cultural evidence" ("evidence" regarding ethnicity) is negotiated by attorneys, witnesses, and defendants in criminal trials. Braunmühl argues that the controversy regarding the legitimacy of a "cultural defense" has tended to obscure its origin in colonialist and patriarchal discourses, and has been biased against minorities as well as all women from its inception.