Panic in The Project
Published in Law & Literature • Jun 1, 2006
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Authors:
Casey Charles
Abstract
Adopting a critical queer studies approach, this essay revisits the Matthew Shepard murder in relation to a recent attempt by ABC’s 20 ⁄ 20 to recast the case as a drug crime rather than a hate crime. The network’s devaluation of homophobia in the case points to abiding flaws in the law of unwanted ...