Late modern ambiguity and gothic narratives of justice

This paper develops a Cultural Criminology of the Late Modern Gothic. It discusses how representations of criminal justice today are often framed by and narrated through a Gothic imagination. Often, and especially by those who have already noted its criminological significance, this trend is conside...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sothcott, Keir (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
In: Critical criminology
Jahr: 2016, Band: 24, Heft: 3, Seiten: 431-444
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