The 'Condemned Criminals
Sexual violence, race, and manliness in colonial Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Kaladelfos (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 697-714 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612025.2012.658186 |
| OpenAlex | W2072888195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In 1879, the New South Wales government took the unusual step of recommending the execution of three men-two white and one black-for two separate crimes of rape. The government's decision provoked outcry from capital punishment abolitionists who inundated the parliament and press with appeals for mercy, and held sensational public rallies decrying the use of the death penalty. Politicians' varied responses to the crimes show their preoccupations in ensuring ideals of colonial manliness and colonial honour remained intact no matter what the cost. This case offers an important example of the complex relationship between gender, race, sexuality and colonial politics
Ancient history · Colonialism · Criminology · Honour · Human sexuality · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Australian History and Society · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |