Every Breath You Take : Stalking Narratives and the Law
Editorial Reviews
Zvi Triger, Haaretz (Israel)
"This combination of profound, broad-based, original, cliche-free analysis and a real gift for [storytelling] is an achievement worth noting."
Book Description
Every Breath You Take traces the evolution of notions of stalking and stalkers from ancient mythology through medieval folklore and nineteenth-century literature to contemporary film and social science. Critically analyzing stories of stalking within a wide range of historical and cultural discourses, the book suggests that such stories serve social functions, enforcing traditional gender roles within the patriarchal social order. It reveals how stories of stalking have facilitated moral panics that have fueled the persecution of "stalkers" as social deviants. It argues that a contemporary "stalking moral panic" led to America's anti-stalking laws, laws that actually address mythological images and stereotypes and are therefore inadequate in their treatment of the actual social phenomenon of stalking. It concludes by suggesting an alternative legal treatment of stalking, one that relies on an informed, critical reading of both moral panics and culture.
Every Breath You Take : Stalking Narratives and the Law,Orit Kamir,University of Michigan Press,0472110896,Criminal Law - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Gender & the Law,General,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Multicultural Nonfiction,Performing Arts And Society,Popular Culture - General,Stalking,United States,Violence (Sociological Aspects),Women's Studies - General,Social Science / Women's Studies
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