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Criminal sittings – rape in the colony, New Zealand, 1862.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22059253     Owner:  HMD     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In 1862 His Honor, Justice Johnston, issued his instructions to the jury of the New Zealand Supreme Court for two simultaneous rape trials – the alleged rape of a European woman by two Māori men, and an alleged “assault with intent to commit a rape” of a Māori woman by a European man. This article argues that those instructions should be read within an historiographical critique of British colonial expansion, print capitalism and violence. Drawing on feminist postcolonial theorizing the question posed here, is, “What is the historical, ideological context for a newspaper reporting of the possible rape of a Māori woman in 1862?
Authors:
Michelle Erai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of historical sociology     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0952-1909     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hist Sociol     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100968724     Medline TA:  J Hist Sociol     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  186-208     Citation Subset:  Q    
Affiliation:
UC, Los Angeles.
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