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Who were the victims of Jack the Ripper? And what was the impact of his killings on women at the time, and over the last 150 years? As one of the most well-known true crime stories of our time, the tale of Jack the Ripper continues to fascinate millions of people across the world. But why is it that the story endures, and what does the story tell us about what the lives of women were like during the time it was all unfolding? Jackie Anderson and Ciara Wild explore what Victorian London was like, and the impact that the Jack the Ripper story has had on how we have viewed the roles of men and women in society since. Examining the case from an angle not interrogated before, they discuss how a series of murders were shaped by the media and public discourse into a monster hunt that became urban legend. Were these women just the unexpected victims of a knife-wielding psychopath, or were they victims of a raging hole in a social system that was never set up to help them? And could this so easily be the story of some women today? Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The East End was defined as a hot bed of crime and being merely associated with the area made one undesirable. Quote: "Towards the end of the 19th century, social observers had begun to view criminal behavior as a collective activity..." You find out that the Ripper killings actually caused a brief moral panic. Laws were enacted to strengthen police without directly addressing the cause, and parts of the East End were "cleared of filth" without giving the "filth" a decent place to live. Obviously the "out of sight out of mind" method didn't work as well as the unfeeling government wanted it to.
The victims are addressed in turn, but possible victims outside the "canonical five" are also included. Sensationalism, the "female role," and sex work at the time of the Ripper murders are respectfully explored. Violence against women often overlaps with women suffering from addiction or familial estrangement, much like today. I was happy to see a whole chapter on this subject specifically.
I usually don't dive into Ripperology, for many of the exact reasons Anderson and Wild describe. Most of the time it's exploitative, muddled and full of crock pot theories. The authors note some of the major theories of who the killer was, but only at the very end, which was fine. If you read Rubenhold's "The Five," this is actually the perfect companion book to it. Or vice versa! The authors even mention Rubenhold's work a couple of times. There were many opportunities for this book to go off topic, but it always managed to maintain its context. ( )