To see is to suspect : investigating the private in sensation fiction

Allan, JM

Abstract

Sensation fiction has long been viewed as a somatic genre, one that aims to shock and excite: to produce a literal sensation upon the body. This chapter, in contrast, will argue that sensation fiction is a genre not simply saturated with references to vision -- a problematic but essentially neutral concept -- but, more specifically, with a form of vigilant watching demanded by a fictional universe where appearances are assumed to be deceptive and sight cannot be dissociated from suspicion.

• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Nov 14, 2017
• Publisher: Intellect
• Pages: 172-182
• Series Title: Crime Uncovered
• Book Title: Private Investigator
• ISBN: 9781783205233
• Publisher URL: https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Book,id=5180/