Tainted witness : why we doubt what women say about their lives /

Tainted witness : why we doubt what women say about their lives / Leigh Gilmore.

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Publisher's description: In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Cou...

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Main Author: Gilmore, Leigh, 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Series:Gender and culture.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation.
Sex discrimination > Law and legislation.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Witnesses > Public opinion.
Crime > Sex differences.
Women > Crimes against > Public opinion.
False testimony.
Feminist theory.
Table of Contents:
  • Tainted witness in testimonial networks
  • Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the search for an adequate witness
  • Jurisdictions and testimonial networks: Rigoberta Menchu
  • Neoliberal life narrative: from testimony to self-help
  • Witness by proxy: girls in humanitarian storytelling
  • Tainted witness in law and literature: Nafissatou Diallo and Jamaica Kincaid
  • Testimonial publics: #BlackLivesMatter and Claudia Rankine's Citizen.

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