The Elephant in the Room: Towards an integrated, feminist analysis of mass murder

Yardley, Elizabeth and Richards, Laura (2022) The Elephant in the Room: Towards an integrated, feminist analysis of mass murder. Violence Against Women. ISSN 1077-8012

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Abstract

This paper argues for a new approach to making sense of mass murder, emphasizing the urgency of recognizing the proliferation and significance of misogyny and domestic violence among perpetrators of this type of homicide. It is vital that scholarship recognizes the political-economy of neoliberal patriarchy and seeks to better understand how harmful subjectivity develops in this context. We propose a new multi-level framework for the analysis of mass murder and issue a call to action for a global programme of independent qualitative research and activism to tackle its drivers, prevent further harm and save lives.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221101917
Dates:
DateEvent
16 October 2021Accepted
7 August 2022Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords: mass murder, misogyny, neoliberalism, domestic abuse, patriarchy
Subjects: CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-01 - social sciences (non-specific)
CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology
CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-03 - social policy
Divisions: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences > Dept. Criminology and Sociology
Depositing User: Elizabeth Yardley
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2021 10:20
Last Modified: 10 Sep 2022 09:14
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12509

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