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”.

Oral Arguments: Speechmaking, Sentimentality, and Manliness in the Irish Court, c.1800-1845

This conference addresses important changes in the representation of crime, litigation, and justice in Britain over the period 1660-1850, and particularly the constitution of public opinion about justice by "performances" which touched the emotions. The principal objective is to encourage a second wave of historical studies relating to the "theatre" of justice in this period; one that builds upon earlier work by transcending the boundary between courtrooms and the public gaze and recognizing the importance of representation and performance.

Share Oral Arguments: Speechmaking, Sentimentality, and Manliness in the Irish Court, c.1800-1845

Sign up to save your podcasts

Oral Arguments: Speechmaking, Sentimentality, and Manliness in the Irish Court, c.1800-1845

Oral Arguments: Speechmaking, Sentimentality, and Manliness in the Irish Court, c.1800-1845