A Bruise, a Neck, and a Little Finger: The Visual Archive of Ruth Ellis.

The article focuses on visual archive of Ruth Ellis with historical discourses concerning, in case, sexuality and gender, respectability and criminality. It mentions Ellis's relationship with her lover David Blakely was physically and psychologically abusive, and had not met him, murdered him, and b...

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Publicado en:Radical History Review Vol. 2022; no. 142; pp. 57 - 72
Autor principal: Nead, Lynda
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Duke University Press Jan2022
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Sumario:The article focuses on visual archive of Ruth Ellis with historical discourses concerning, in case, sexuality and gender, respectability and criminality. It mentions Ellis's relationship with her lover David Blakely was physically and psychologically abusive, and had not met him, murdered him, and been hanged for her crime. It also mentions polyvalent sign of femininity that expresses diverse forms of racial and sexual identity and impact of migration from the colonies.