Dr Stephanie Brown S.Brown6@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Stephanie Brown S.Brown6@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Criminology
Stacy Banwel
Editor
Lynsey Black
Editor
Dawn K. Cecil
Editor
Yanyi K. Djamba
Editor
Sitawa R. Kimuna
Editor
Emma Milne
Editor
Lizzie Seal
Editor
Eric Y. Tenkorang
Editor
Men typically commit more violent crime than women which has led to the concept that it is a male offence. Consequently, there is a tendency to suggest that female offenders are so atypical and abnormal that they require explanation, rather than accepting that all genders are capable of violent behaviour. Women who kill tend to challenge conceptualisations of normative femininity. Accordingly, in an attempt to understand female violence, historians and criminologists have placed women who kill into explanatory categories. Female murderers have often been portrayed as 'mad', 'bad' or 'sad.' This framework is responsible for the infantilisation, monsterisation and victimisation of violent women. It has also led to womanhood being put on trial: women are not only condemned for their crimes but also for failing to live up to feminine ideals. Nevertheless, the 'mad', 'bad' or 'sad' framework can be useful to historians as it is often the only narrative that survives. However, it needs to be recognised that while this framework allows historical perceptions of women's violence to be studied, women's narratives are often absent, distorted or overlooked.
Brown, S. E. (2023). No explanation needed: Gendered narratives of violent crime. In S. Banwel, L. Black, D. K. Cecil, Y. K. Djamba, S. R. Kimuna, E. Milne, L. Seal, & E. Y. Tenkorang (Eds.), The Emerald International Handbook of Feminist Perspectives on Women's Acts of Violence (19-32). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-255-620231002
Publication Date | Aug 2, 2023 |
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Deposit Date | Oct 9, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 26, 2024 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Pages | 19-32 |
Book Title | The Emerald International Handbook of Feminist Perspectives on Women's Acts of Violence |
ISBN | 9781803822563 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-255-620231002 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4863577 |
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Review of periodical literature for 2023: (ii) 1100–1500
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