In this powerful memoir, philosopher Karyn L. Freedman travels back
to a Paris night in 1990 when she was twenty-two and, in one
violent hour, her life was changed forever by a brutal rape. "One
Hour in Paris" takes the reader on a harrowing yet inspirational
journey through suffering and recovery both personal and global. We
follow Freedman from an apartment in Paris to a French courtroom,
then from a trauma center in Toronto to a rape clinic in Africa. At
a time when as many as one in three women in the world have been
victims of sexual assault and when many women are still ashamed to
come forward, Freedman's book is a moving and essential look at how
survivors cope and persevere.
At once deeply intimate and terrifyingly universal, "One Hour in
Paris "weaves together Freedman's personal experience with the
latest philosophical, neuroscientific, and psychological insights
on what it means to live in a body that has been traumatized. Using
her background as a philosopher, she looks at the history of
psychological trauma and draws on recent theories of posttraumatic
stress disorder and neuroplasticity to show how recovery from
horrific experiences is possible. Through frank discussions of sex
and intimacy, she explores the consequences of sexual violence for
love and relationships, and she illustrates the steep personal cost
of sexual violence and the obstacles faced by individual survivors
in its aftermath. Freedman's book is an urgent call to face this
fundamental social problem head-on, arguing that we cannot continue
to ignore the fact that sexual violence against women is rooted in
gender inequalities that exist worldwide--and must be addressed.
"One Hour in Paris" is essential reading for survivors of sexual
violence as well as an invaluable resource for therapists, mental
health professionals, and family members and friends of victims.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Karyn L. Freedman
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Dimensions: |
211 x 133 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-07370-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-226-07370-X |
Barcode: |
9780226073705 |
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