The Media and the Death Penalty: The Limits of Sentimentality, the Power of Abjection

Rosanne Kennedy

The Media and the Death Penalty: The Limits of Sentimentality, the Power of Abjection

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Abstract

In late 2005, the imminent execution in Singapore of a 25-year-old Vietnamese- Australian man, Van Nguyen Tuong, dominated the Australian media. He was arrested at Singaporeï¿½s Changi Airport in December 2002, for carrying 396 grams of heroin, while in transit from Cambodia to Australia. Singapore has a mandatory death sentence for anyone arrested carrying over 15 grams of heroin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-47
Journal	Humanities Research
Volume	XIV
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2007

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