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dc.contributor.authorMilka, A.-
dc.contributor.authorLemmings, D.-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Legal History, 2017; 38(2):155-178-
dc.identifier.issn0144-0365-
dc.identifier.issn1744-0564-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/106695-
dc.description.abstractThis article considers the role of emotion in the eighteenth-century courtroom. It discusses the work of judges and magistrates in constituting and upholding a ‘grand narrative’, which legitimized English criminal law. This grand narrative was inherently emotional, activating patriotism and love of justice, but also fear of punishment through the performance of ‘emotional labour’ from the judgment seat. However, while performing the majesty of the law, judges attempted to balance a number of complicating factors, such as the rise of sensibility, the role of the press, and their own emotions about criminal justice. The growing presence of professional counsel from the end of the century also complicated the emotional tenor of criminal trials. Moreover, the majesty of the law was undermined and even corrupted by the representation of trials and executions in the popular press. Far from viewing displays of emotion as inappropriate, it appears that many contemporaries held emotion to be an integral part of trial process, and of the majesty of the law.-
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAmy Milka and David Lemmings-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis-
dc.rights© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group-
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440365.2017.1336891-
dc.titleNarratives of feeling and majesty: mediated emotions in the eighteenth-century criminal courtroom-
dc.typeJournal article-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01440365.2017.1336891-
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE1101011-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
dc.identifier.orcidMilka, A. [0000-0003-0168-454X]-
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