Overview

In this ground-breaking study, Sabine Binder analyses the complex ways in which female crime fictional victims, detectives and perpetrators in South African crime fiction resonate with widespread and persistent real crimes against women in post-apartheid South Africa. Drawing on a wide range of crime novels written over the last decade, Binder emphasises the genre’s feminist potential and critically maps its political work at the intersection of gender and race. Her study challenges the perception of crime fiction as a trivial genre and shows how, in South Africa at least, it provides a vibrant platform for social, cultural and ethical debates, exposing violence, misogyny and racism and shedding light on the problematics of law and justice for women faced with crime.

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Author:   Sabine Binder
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   230
Weight:   0.547kg
ISBN:  

9789004437432

ISBN 10:   9004437436
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   19 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Choice of Texts and Approach 2 Post-Transitional Literature 3 Post-Transitional Crime Fiction and Crime Discourse 4 Post-Transitional Gender Conflicts 5 Preview of Chapters 1 The Female Victim 1 The Female Victim: Introduction 2 Boniswa Sekeyi and Lulu: Witnesses of Systemic and Sexual Violence in Penny Lorimer’s Finders Weepers 3 Resisting Arrest: Amahle Matebula, Female Victim in Malla Nunn’s Blessed Are the Dead 4 Serial Female Victimhood: Margie Orford’s Clare Hart Series 5 The Female Victim: Conclusion 2 The Female Perpetrator 1 The Female Perpetrator: Introduction 2 Mike Nicol’s Femme Fatale Sheemina February: Empowered Female Agent or Symptom of Male Fears? 3 Jassy Mackenzie’s Renegade Detective Jade de Jong: Exploring Femininity and Justice 4 Angela Makholwa’s Black Widow Society: Collective Female Terror against Gender Norms 5 The Female Perpetrator: Conclusion 3 The Female Detective 1 The Female Detective: Introduction 2 Not That Kind of Cop: Michéle Rowe’s Detective Constable Persy Jonas 3 Not What South Africans Expect: Hawa Jande Golakai’s Investigator Vee Johnson 4 Renegade Contained: Charlotte Otter’s Investigative Journalist Maggie Cloete 5 The Female Detective: Conclusion Conclusion Works Cited Index

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Die vorliegende Analyse zeigt auf, dass der sudafrikanische Kriminalroman sich als Plattform fur eine soziale, kulturelle und ethische Debatte versteht. - Thomas Przybilka, BoKAS - Bonner Krimi Archiv Sekundarliteratur Germany, in Der Krimi-Tipp Sekundarliteratuur Vol. 71 2021 pp. 5-6

Author Information

Sabine Binder is a senior lecturer at the Zurich University of Teacher Education. She has published on South African crime fiction, gender and teaching methodology.

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