Interrogating incest : feminism, Foucault, and the law / Vikki Bell.
"Interrogating Incest discusses how feminist theory, informed by the work of Michel Foucault, can create ways of talking about and understanding incest, a topic usually placed under the category of sexual violence and abuse, but otherwise neglected. In Interrogating Incest, Vikki Bell discusses...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1993.
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| Series: | Sociology of law and crime.
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| Summary: | "Interrogating Incest discusses how feminist theory, informed by the work of Michel Foucault, can create ways of talking about and understanding incest, a topic usually placed under the category of sexual violence and abuse, but otherwise neglected. In Interrogating Incest, Vikki Bell discusses this issue in the context of sociological and feminist theory and criminal law. By examining incest in the context of Foucauldian theories, she considers how feminist discourse on incest fits into existing ways of talking about sex. Closely surveying the historical background to incest legislation and the theoretical issues involved, Vikki Bell delineates their practical implications to show what uncomfortable questions and important dilemmas are raised by the criminalization of incest."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 210 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415079519 9780415079518 0415101042 9780415101042 0203410181 9780203410189 |