Parker & Hulme by Julie Glamuzina; Alison J. Laurie

Parker & Hulme

A Lesbian View

Julie Glamuzina; Alison J. Laurie

The movie Heavenly Creatures was based on New Zealand’s notorious 1954 murder case in which two teenage girls, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, killed Pauline’s mother. The polite society of Christchurch was shattered not only by the murder, but also by suggestions of the girls’ lesbianism. Feminist scholars Julie Glamuzina and Alison J. Laurie began researching the case in 1986, almost 10 years before the film’s release, to contextualize the anti-lesbian hysteria surrounding the trial. This fascinating book looks at how and why that society viewed lesbianism as evil or insane.

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Details

ISBN 9781563410659
Genre Movie/Media Tie-In; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Publication Date Oct-95
Publisher Firebrand Books
Format Paperback
No. of Pages 214
Language English
Rating NotRated
BookID 9594

Author: LFWBooks