Tattoos in crime and detective narratives Marking and remarking
- Submitting institution
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Bournemouth University
- Unit of assessment
- 27 - English Language and Literature
- Output identifier
- 321751
- Type
- B - Edited book
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- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- ISBN
- 9781526128676
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2019
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This is a radical and comprehensive edited collection containing the work of 18 scholars incorporating perspectives from history, sociology and narratology. A key feature of the collection is the rich and varied approaches to the tattoo and the variety of texts under discussion – including canonical and lesser-known examples. My contribution was significant to the collection overall and was more involved than usual for an undertaking of this kind. As well as co-authoring the introduction, which anchors the collection, I contributed another co-authored essay, and a single authored chapter which gave contributors an enhanced sense of relevant theory and historical context. I managed every stage of the editing process and rejected work prior to proofing if it did not strengthen the collection. When an essay on an interesting topic was below this standard, I stepped in and jointly authored the essay. I encouraged contributors to make bold choices with their analysis, provided detailed feedback to support them in doing so, and themed the essays in groupings. I shared draft versions of essays at three stages prior to proofreading so that contributors could refine their arguments and make connections across the essays. This additional step made for a robust and integrated collection and I retained overall responsibility for the final version of the collection. Thus my significant contribution – through initiation, development, refinement – is integral to the collection as a whole. The collection won the International Crime Fiction Association’s prize for best non-fiction (2019), where it was noted for its “originality [,] inclusion of children’s literature [, exemplary] historical contextualization [and] depth”.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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