Emotion, Performance, and Child Murder in England and Scotland in the Eighteenth Century
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Dana Rabin discusses, "'It will be expected by you all, to hear something from me': Emotion, Performance, and Child Murder in England and Scotland in the Eighteenth Century". Rabin is a Professor of History and Global Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Emotional Readings and Performances: Murder in the News”.
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