The Luminol Reels

Joyce, Laura Ellen (2014) The Luminol Reels. Calamari Press, New York. ISBN 978-1-940853-04-8

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Abstract

When human blood reacts with luminol, it lights up a ghostly blue. This reaction, most commonly used to detect whether violence has taken place at suspected crime scenes, combines the human and the chemical, it invokes violence and disposability but also transformation. THE LUMINOL REELS takes its imagery from pornography, Catholicism, and crime scene investigation to interrogate the violence done to women. It considers the ongoing brutality of the femicides in Ciudad Juarez and the institutional misogyny of the Catholic Church. Violence is intrinsically lPinked to location, and the shrines, quinceañera parties, holy communions, and seances of this book are all stained luminescent blue.

Item Type: Book
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 5 - gender equality,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2016 01:04
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2021 00:34
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/60449
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