Help! Phenomenological Research on Violence is too Graphic?

Helium.com just rejected one of my articles called A Case of Family Murder because it was too graphic! The story is a first-person account of a man who killed his children and two women in a single day. He is a terrific narrator and anyone who wants to know what goes on in the minds of perpetrators will learn a great deal from this story.

My dilemma all along has been the graphic nature of the life stories I have collected from perpetrators of violence. I began wanting to understand how they think. I now know. I have been stuck for years figuring out how to present my material so others will read it. I have been afraid of accusations of exploitation.

I look at Criminal Minds, a TV show, and even some CSIs and I think they sometimes have no idea what is going on. They play to old tired plots rather than taking a good look at what perpetrators really think.

Darn, darn, darn. Does anyone have any idea how I can present phenomenological research on violence so other people will read it and learn from it?

Welcome, Everyone

Good morning. This blog is a place to post material related to qualitative research. I have many ideas that I would like comments on and that I would like to figure out how to organize. Please join the conversation.



best wishes,

Jane Gilgun
Professor
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
blog:fionaspeaks.blogspot.com
onbeingashit.blogspot.com
email: jgilgun@umn.edu