Television and/as testimony in the Jimmy Savile case

Karen Boyle

Television and/as testimony in the Jimmy Savile case

Journalism, Media And Communication

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Abstract

This paper discusses the documentaries on the Jimmy Savile case, thinking through their role as testimony and how they sidestep questions of “macho culture” to focus instead on failures in safeguarding and questions about celebrity, sexual morality, and consent.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2017
Event	CFS Speaker Series - St Andrews, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Nov 2017 → 15 Nov 2017

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Other	CFS Speaker Series
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	St Andrews
Period	15/11/17 → 15/11/17

Keywords

Jimmy Savile
child sexual abuse
sexual violence
testimony
documentary
British television

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Television and/as testimony in the Jimmy Savile case

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