William Corder and the Red Barn Murder: Journeys of the Criminal Body

McCorristine, S.

This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2014-08-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137439383

DOI: 10.1057/9781137439390

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 112