"An Insane and Irresponsible Government": Louis Riel and the Representation of Responsibility

Benjamin Authers

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    Abstract

    This chapter examines the language of responsibility and insanity deployed in Louis Riel�s �case� and considers how representation of Riel�s mental state came to illustrate disparate form of �responsibility knowledge�.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationRiel's Defence: Perspectives on His Speeches
    Editors Hans Vilhelm Hansen
    Place of PublicationCanada
    PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
    Pages224-246
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9780773543355
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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