Witnessing Torture: Perspectives of Torture Survivors and Human Rights Workers 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Moore, Alexandra S. (Editor), Swanson, Elizabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319749641 ISBN-13: 9783319749648 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
Dewey: 303.372 |
Series: Palgrave Studies in Life Writing |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.77 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book demonstrates a new, interdisciplinary approach to life writing about torture that situates torture firmly within its socio-political context, as opposed to extending the long line of representations written in the idiom of the proverbial dark chamber. By dismantling the rhetorical divide that typically separates survivors' suffering from human rights workers' expertise, contributors engage with the personal, professional, and institutional dimensions of torture and redress. Essays in this volume consider torture from diverse locations - the Philippines, Argentina, Sudan, and Guant namo, among others. From across the globe, contributors witness both individual pain and institutional complicity; the challenges of building communities of healing across linguistic and national divides; and the role of the law, art, writing, and teaching in representing and responding to torture. |