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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Susan EhrlichPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780415205214ISBN 10: 0415205212 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 25 January 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The institutional coerciveness of legal discourse 2 `My shirt came off ...I gather that I took it off ': The accused's grammar of non-agency 3 `I see an option ...I simply want to explore that option with you': Questions and ideological work 4 `I didn't yell ...I didn't scream': Complainants' ineffectual agency or strategic agency? 5 `The signals . . . between men and women are not being read correctly': Miscommunication and acquaintance rape. ConclusionReviewsThis rich and rewarding book gives concrete linguistic substance to social constructionism and should be read not only by linguists but by anyone with a serious interest in gender or cultural theory. <br>-Sally McConnell-Ginet, Cornell University <br> Representing Rape is a thought provoking book about sex and violence, language and the law--this is serious linguistics with a serious point. Beginning from the observation that in court, events are always mediated by the language used to describe them. Ehrlich shows in detail how courtroom discourse about rape and sexual assault disadvantages complainants and reinforces rape myths. Her analysis adds a new dimension to feminist discussions of the criminal justice system and deepens our understanding of why it often does not deliver justice for women. <br>-Deborah Cameron, Institute of Education, University of London <br> Author InformationSusan Ehrlich is Professor in the Department of Women's Studies and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University, Toronto, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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