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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
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Susan J Brison |
ISBN: | 0691016194 9780691016191 9780691115702 0691115702 |
OCLC Number: | 45957951 |
Description: | xiii, 165 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Surviving sexual violence -- On the personal as philosophical -- Outliving oneself -- Acts of memory -- The politics of forgetting -- Retellings. |
Other Titles: | Violence and the remaking of a self |
Responsibility: | Susan J. Brison. |
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"An illuminating study... Restrained, lucid, and elegant, Aftermath is a testament to endurance and, ultimately, survival. Susan Brison charts the disintegration of identity that occurs after sexual violence, and the long and arduous journey back toward a new self."--Jo Ann Beard, O: The Oprah Magazine "An intellectually stimulating read... Brison's reflections ... will resonate with anyone who has experienced great pain and suffering, as well as with the people who love and care for them... This is a brave and inspiring book ... [which] goes far beyond typical memoirs of surviving dreadful circumstances."--Publishers Weekly "[A] wise and extremely moving reflection on [individual trauma]."--Patricia J. Williams, The Nation "Aftermath is an affecting and spirited record of how [Brison] managed, with great difficulty, to put [her life] back together, but in new and unexpected forms... [It] works as the story of a life pulled back from the brink because, at its best, it exemplifies its own arguemnt for the lasting power of narrative."--Martin Levin, Toronto Globe and Mail "Brison's personal narrative and research on surviving rape will attract broad readership, and the more philosophical reflections will attract those interested in a multidisciplinary look at how individuals and society cope with the threat and reality of violence. A courageous work on how society treats trauma victims and how trauma victims can reclaim the recovery process and their lives."--Booklist "Brison's descriptions of the horrors of the first weeks after the assault are absorbing and perceptive... [She] is no less engaging when she examines the literature of trauma, victimization and recovery... [An] inspiring volume."--Mimi Wesson, Women's Review of Books "How do you cope with the catastrophic calamity of sexual assault and near murder if you are a philosopher dedicated to rational discourse? Those are the questions posed by [author] Brison in a poignant account... A moving diary of personal trauma and recovery."--Kurkus Reviews "I think this is a great book--I use those words sparingly--deeply revealing and fundamentally pessimistic. It is more painful and far less sentimental than Anne Frank's diary."--Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator Read more...

