Zoora Shah: 'An unusual woman'

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-238

  Carline, Anna ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diminished responsibility; Gender performativity; Hate speech; Identity; Judith Butler; Manslaughter; Murder; Provocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844462246     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663905051220     Document Type: Article

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