Abstract
The literature on the aetiology of serial killing has benefited from analyses which offer
an alternative perspective to individual/psychological approaches and consider serial
murder as a sociological phenomenon. The main argument brought to bear within this
body of work identifies the socio-economic and cultural conditions of modernity as
enabling and legitimating the motivations and actions of the serial killer. This article
interrogates this work from the standpoint of a gendered reading of modernity. Using the
Yorkshire Ripper case, it emphasizes how in addition to the political economy, gender
relations and masculinity shape the dynamics of serial murder and its representation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 0 |
Pages (from-to) | 381-393 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | European Journal of Women's Studies |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Apr 2016 |
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Profiles
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Louise Wattis
- Centre for Social Innovation
- SSSHL Department of Humanities and Social Sciences - Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Person: Academic