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. –This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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In 1954, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, aged 15 and 16, killed Pauline Parker’s mother. This event resulted in a sensational court case, extensive local and international media coverage, and a public association of lesbianism with ‘evil’, ‘insanity’, and ‘murder. The authors’ discussion of the circumstances and significance of the case goes beyond questions of ‘mad or bad?’ to look at the social context of mid-950s New Zealand and the surrounding issues of sexuality and social control.
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Details
| ISBN | 9780908652549 |
| Genre | Autobiography/Biography; Movie/Media Tie-In |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Publisher | New Women’s Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 214 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Lesbians; Women Murderers |
| BookID | 9595 |
