Witnessing Torture - Perspectives of Torture Survivors and Human Rights Workers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)

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 Guantanamo, 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Life Writing
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Alexandra S. Moore • Elizabeth Swanson
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-74964-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	3-319-74964-1
Barcode:	9783319749648

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