"Criminal Justice" During the Long Eighteenth Century: Theatre, Representation & Emotion in the Courtroom & the Public Sphere

Allyson N. May discusses, "Dickensian Sensibilities at the Bar: The Advocacy of Charles Phillips". May is Professor of History at the University of Western Ontario. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Communities of Feelings: Lawyers, Narratives, and Literature”.

Hal Gladfelder discusses, "'The Dogs of Law': On the Criminal Trial as Tale of Terror". Gladfelder is Senior Lecturer in 18th & 19th Century Literature & Culture at the University of Manchester. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Communities of Feelings: Lawyers, Narratives, and Literature”.

David Lemmings discusses, "Thomas Erskine and the Performance of Moral Sentiments: The Emotional Reportage of Trials for 'Criminal Conversation' in the 1790s". Lemmings is Professor of History at the University of Adelaide. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Truth, Theatre, and Speechmaking: Lawyers and Emotions in Court”.

Katie Barclay discusses, "Oral Arguments: Speechmaking, Sentimentality, and Manliness in the Irish Court, c.1800-1845". Barclay is a Research Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at the University of Adelaide. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Truth, Theatre, and Speechmaking: Lawyers and Emotions in Court”.

Simon Devereaux discusses, "The Secularization of Truth-Telling in the English Courtroom, 1750-1850". Devereaux is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Truth, Theatre, and Speechmaking: Lawyers and Emotions in Court”.

Randall McGowen discusses, "Conflicting Emotions: The Lessons of Forgery for the History of Punishment in Eighteenth-century England". McGowen is Professor of History at the University of Oregon. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Shock and Awe, Sympathy and Entertainment: Crimes, Criminals, and Punishment in the News”.

Dr. Esther Snell discusses, "Rape: Words and Emotion in Eighteenth Century Print". Dr. Snell is faculty and senior lecturer in criminology at Southhampton Solent University. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Shock and Awe, Sympathy and Entertainment: Crimes, Criminals, and Punishment in the News”.

Robert Shoemaker discusses, "Celebrating Criminality: The Fashioning of Criminal Celebrities and its Consequences in Eighteenth-century London". Shoemaker is Professor of Eighteenth-Century British History at the University of Sheffield. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Shock and Awe, Sympathy and Entertainment: Crimes, Criminals, and Punishment in the News”.

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”.

Andrea McKenzie discusses, "'All the Ill-Usage She Had Met With': Suffering, Sensibility, and Exculpatory Narratives in Parriccide and Petty Treason Cases, c.1690-1760". McKenzie is a Professor of History the University of Victoria. This talk was included in the conference session topic titled, “Emotional Readings and Performances: Murder in the News”.

Steve Hindle and David Lemmings welcome participants and attendees to the "Criminal Justice During the Long Eighteenth Century: Theatre, Representation & Emotion in the Courtroom & the Public Sphere" conference, held at the Huntington Library on September 19-20, 2014. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington. Lemmings is Professor of History at the University of Adelaide.