Not "Anyone's Daughter": Patty Hearst and the Postmodern Legal Subject

Not "Anyone's Daughter": Patty Hearst and the Postmodern Legal Subject

Isenberg offers an examination of the Patty Hearst trial, explaining how television provided the jury with the visual and narrative guidelines to evaluate the defendant's personality. In addition, Hearst's romantic behavior was used to determine her culpability, demonstrating that for wome...

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Veröffentlicht in:American quarterly 2000-12, Vol.52 (4), p.639-681
1. Verfasser: Isenberg, Nancy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bias
Coercive persuasion
Criminal justice
Criminal prosecution
Criminals
Hearst, Patty
Juries
Jurors
Media coverage
Narratives
Personality
Postmodernism
Prisons
Sex roles
Sexual behavior
Television
Trials
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Zusammenfassung:Isenberg offers an examination of the Patty Hearst trial, explaining how television provided the jury with the visual and narrative guidelines to evaluate the defendant's personality. In addition, Hearst's romantic behavior was used to determine her culpability, demonstrating that for women on trial, the sexual narrative proves to be vital in resolving innocence or guilt.
ISSN:0003-0678
1080-6490
1080-6490
DOI:10.1353/aq.2000.0050