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Interrogating Incest: Feminism, Foucault and the Law (Sociology of Law and Crime)
Interrogating Incest Feminism Foucault and the Law - Sociology of Law and Crime Author:Vikki Bell Interrogating Incest shows how feminist theory, when combined with insights from the work of Michel Foucault, can create ways of understanding incest, a topic usually limited to the category of sexual violence and abuse, but otherwise neglected. Vikki Bell discusses this issue in the context of sociological theory, feminist theory and criminal l... more »aw. By examining incest in the context of Foucauldian theories, she considers how feminist discourse on incest fits into existing ways of talking about sex. Closely surveying the historical background of incest legislation and the theoretical issues involved, Bell shows how the criminalization of incest poses difficult questions and dilemmas.« less