Abstract
An exploration of the vigilante as a social construct. The focus is on the development of vigilante themes in film in the post Hays Code era. The chapter also examines the related area of rape-revenge films and their relationship to the politics of vigilantism.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Framing Law and Crime |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Interdisciplinary Anthology |
| Editors | Caroline Joan S. Picart, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, Cecil Greek |
| Pages | 165-202 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- law and film
- revenge films
- justice in the cinema