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T1 Dissecting Patricia Cornwell's Doctor Kay Scarpetta in the Forensic Laboratory
A1 Farré Vidal, Carme
K1 ficción de detectives forenses
K1 laboratorio forense
K1 Kay Scarpetta
K1 Patricia Cornwell
K1 discurso feminista
AB This paper studies the symbolism of the forensic laboratory in Patricia Cornwell’s forensic detective fiction, a genre which this author pioneered at the beginning of the 1990s. As the representative space in this genre, the detailed analysis of the forensic laboratory— particularly in the novels Postmortem (1990), Scarpetta (2008) and The Scarpetta Factor (2009) as characteristic examples in the series—suggests the essential identity features in the presentation of self of the woman hero in the series, Kay Scarpetta. It also showcases gender interactions between the woman forensic scientist and both those dead and alive involved in the investigation. In this way, the forensic laboratory acquires its full meaning for therevelation of the main pieces of the puzzle of Kay Scarpetta’s feminist discourse.
PB Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones
SN 0211-5913
YR 2011
FD 2011
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 21-may-2024