A Theory of Scandal: Victorians, Homosexuality, and the Fall of Oscar Wilde  

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Adut, Ari

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: AJS: American Journal of Sociology vol. 111 no. 01 (Jul. 2005), page 213-248.
Topik: Norm; Law; Homosexuality; Scandal; Attitudes
Fulltext: AJS Vol.111 No.2 Jul 2005 p.213-248_win.pdf (150.77KB)

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Oscar Wilde is considered to be the iconic victim of 19th-century English puritanism. Yet the Victorian authorities rarely and only reluctantly enforced homosexuality laws. Moreover, Wilde’s sexual predilections had long been common knowledge in London before his trials without affecting the dramatist's wide popularity. Focusing on the seemingly inconsistent Victorian attitudes toward homosexuality and the dynamics of the Oscar Wilde affair, this article develops a general theory of scandal as the disruptive publicity of transgression. The study of scandal reveals the effects of publicity on norm enforcement and throws into full relief the dramaturgical nature of the public sphere and norm work in society.

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