(Mis)Brugen af Sylvia Likens: Fiktionaliseringer af et kvindemord

Anne Bettina Pedersen

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    Abstract

    This article explores various fictionalizations of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens. I examine a number of Sylvia Likens narratives and suggest that these texts reveal a specific pattern and a set of textual marker that identify them as Sylvia Likens narratives. The structures of Sylvia Likens texts mirror the torture methods used by her perpetrators and contribute to the continued (mis)use of her story and her body.
    Bidragets oversatte titel(Mis)Using Sylvia Likens: Fictionalizations of a Torture-Murder
    OriginalsprogDansk
    TidsskriftPassage. Tidsskrift for litteratur og kritik
    Vol/bind34
    Udgave nummer81
    Sider (fra-til)73-85
    Antal sider13
    ISSN0901-8883
    StatusUdgivet - 2 jun. 2019

    Emneord

    • tortur
    • femicide
    • fiktionalisering
    • true crime

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