Friday essay: fame, male privilege and a media circus – revisiting Errol Flynn's rape trial 80 years on
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par Patricia A. O'Brien, Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
In October 1942, Errol Flynn was one of the world’s biggest movie stars. When two teenage girls accused him of rape, his trial became a public spectacle and an insight into sexual double standards.
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jeudi 13 octobre 2022
