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Witnessing comes in as many forms as the trauma that gives birth to
it. The Holocaust, undeniably one of the greatest traumatic events
in recent human history, still resonates into the twenty-first
century. The echoes that haunt those who survived continue to reach
their children and others who did not share the experience
directly. In what ways is this massive trauma processed and
understood, both for survivors and future generations? The answer,
as deftly illustrated by Nancy Goodman and Marilyn Meyers, lies in
the power of witnessing: the act of acknowledging that trauma took
place, coupled with the desire to share that knowledge with others
to build a space in which to reveal, confront, and symbolize it. As
the contributors to this book demonstrate, testimonial writing and
memoir, artwork, poetry, documentary, theater, and even the simple
recollection of a memory are ways that honor and serve as forms of
witnessing. Each chapter is a fusion of narrative and metaphor that
exists as evidence of the living mind that emerges amid the dead
spaces produced by mass trauma, creating a revelatory,
transformational space for the terror of knowing and the
possibility for affirmation of hope, courage, and endurance in the
face of almost unspeakable evil. Additionally, the power of
witnessing is extended from the Holocaust to contemporary instances
of mass trauma and to psychoanalytic treatments, proving its
efficacy in the dyadic relationship of everyday practice for both
patient and analyst. The Holocaust is not an easy subject to
approach, but the intimate and personal stories included here add
up to an act of witnessing in and of itself, combining the past and
the present and placing the trauma in the realm of knowing,
sharing, and understanding. Contributors: Harriet Basseches, Elsa
Blum, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Paula Ellman, Susan Elmendorf, George
Halasz, Geoffrey Hartman, Renee Hartman, Elaine Neumann
Kulp-Shabad, Dori Laub, Clemens Loew, Gail Humphries Mardirosian,
Margit Meissner, Henri Parens, Arlene Kramer Richards, Arnold
Richards, Sophia Richman, Katalin Roth, Nina Shapiro-Perl, Myra
Sklarew, Ervin Staub.
Witnessing comes in as many forms as the trauma that gives birth to
it. The Holocaust, undeniably one of the greatest traumatic events
in recent human history, still resonates into the twenty-first
century. The echoes that haunt those who survived continue to reach
their children and others who did not share the experience
directly. In what ways is this massive trauma processed and
understood, both for survivors and future generations? The answer,
as deftly illustrated by Nancy Goodman and Marilyn Meyers, lies in
the power of witnessing: the act of acknowledging that trauma took
place, coupled with the desire to share that knowledge with others
to build a space in which to reveal, confront, and symbolize it. As
the contributors to this book demonstrate, testimonial writing and
memoir, artwork, poetry, documentary, theater, and even the simple
recollection of a memory are ways that honor and serve as forms of
witnessing. Each chapter is a fusion of narrative and metaphor that
exists as evidence of the living mind that emerges amid the dead
spaces produced by mass trauma, creating a revelatory,
transformational space for the terror of knowing and the
possibility for affirmation of hope, courage, and endurance in the
face of almost unspeakable evil. Additionally, the power of
witnessing is extended from the Holocaust to contemporary instances
of mass trauma and to psychoanalytic treatments, proving its
efficacy in the dyadic relationship of everyday practice for both
patient and analyst. The Holocaust is not an easy subject to
approach, but the intimate and personal stories included here add
up to an act of witnessing in and of itself, combining the past and
the present and placing the trauma in the realm of knowing,
sharing, and understanding. Contributors: Harriet Basseches, Elsa
Blum, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Paula Ellman, Susan Elmendorf, George
Halasz, Geoffrey Hartman, Renee Hartman, Elaine Neumann
Kulp-Shabad, Dori Laub, Clemens Loew, Gail Humphries Mardirosian,
Margit Meissner, Henri Parens, Arlene Kramer Richards, Arnold
Richards, Sophia Richman, Katalin Roth, Nina Shapiro-Perl, Myra
Sklarew, Ervin Staub.
An introduction to child psychiatry which draws on clinical
experience as well as the latest research findings. "Child
Psychiatry" includes many practical tips on successful assessment
and treatment techniques. Its companion website features over 200
multiple choice questions and answers to assist those preparing for
examinations, including MRCPsych Written in an accessible style by
international experts in child psychiatry.
Recently, labor has acquired a re-emergent public relevance. In
response, feminist theory urgently needs to reconsider the
relationship between labor and gender. This book builds a
theoretically-informed politics about changes in the gendered
structure of labor by analyzing how the symbolic power of gender is
put in the service of neoliberal practices. Goodman traces the
cultural contextualization of 'women's work' from its Marxist roots
to its current practices. From the income gap to the gendering of
industries, Goodman explores and critiques the rise of corporate
power under neoliberalism and the ways and whys that femininity has
become one of its principle commodities.
Recently, labor has acquired a re-emergent public relevance. In
response, feminist theory urgently needs to reconsider the
relationship between labor and gender. This book builds a
theoretically-informed politics about changes in the gendered
structure of labor by analyzing how the symbolic power of gender is
put in the service of neoliberal practices. Goodman traces the
cultural contextualization of 'women's work' from its Marxist roots
to its current practices. From the income gap to the gendering of
industries, Goodman explores and critiques the rise of corporate
power under neoliberalism and the ways and whys that femininity has
become one of its principle commodities.
Recently, labor has acquired a re-emergent public relevance. In
response, feminist theory urgently needs to reconsider the
relationship between labor and gender. This book builds a
theoretically-informed politics about changes in the gendered
structure of labor by analyzing how the symbolic power of gender is
put in the service of neoliberal practices. Goodman traces the
cultural contextualization of 'women's work' from its Marxist roots
to its current practices. From the income gap to the gendering of
industries, Goodman explores and critiques the rise of corporate
power under neoliberalism and the ways and whys that femininity has
become one of its principle commodities.
Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public argues that feminism needs
to develop a theory of the public. It responds to a moment when
feminism's impetus to reconstitute the private sphere left a huge
gap in its political thinking on the public. This inattention to
the public is particularly worrisome now when the nation-state and
its publics seem to have diminishing power and compromised
democratic agency. The waning of power in the public sphere
diminishes the influence that citizens can have in deciding on the
conditions of life, and therefore minimizes the changes that
feminists can envision or enact in the social field to work towards
equality, access, deliberation, participation, just distribution,
rights, and authority for women.
Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public argues that feminism needs
to develop a theory of the public. It responds to a moment when
feminism's impetus to reconstitute the private sphere left a huge
gap in its political thinking on the public. This inattention to
the public is particularly worrisome now when the nation-state and
its publics seem to have diminishing power and compromised
democratic agency. The waning of power in the public sphere
diminishes the influence that citizens can have in deciding on the
conditions of life, and therefore minimizes the changes that
feminists can envision or enact in the social field to work towards
equality, access, deliberation, participation, just distribution,
rights, and authority for women.
"Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public "argues that feminism
needs to develop a theory of the public. It responds to a moment
when feminism's impetus to reconstitute the private sphere left a
huge gap in its political thinking on the public. This inattention
to the public is particularly worrisome now when the nation-state
and its publics seem to have diminishing power and compromised
democratic agency. The waning of power in the public sphere
diminishes the influence that citizens can have in deciding on the
conditions of life, and therefore minimizes the changes that
feminists can envision or enact in the social field to work towards
equality, access, deliberation, participation, just distribution,
rights, and authority for women.
Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative, Trauma, and Body Pain: A
Clinical Guide demonstrates that the concept of the unconscious is
profoundly relevant for understanding the mind, psychic pain, and
traumatic human suffering. Editors Paula L. Ellman and Nancy R.
Goodman established this book to discover how symbolization takes
place through the "finding of unconscious fantasy" in ways that
mend the historic split between trauma and fantasy. Cases present
the dramatic encounters between patient and therapist when
confronting discovery of the unconscious in the presence of trauma
and body pain, along with narrative. Unconscious fantasy has a
central role in both clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis. This
volume is a guide to the workings of the dyad and the therapeutic
action of "finding" unconscious meanings. Staying close to the
clinical engagement of analyst and patient shows the transformative
nature of the "finding" process as the dyad works with all aspects
of the unconscious mind. Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative,
Trauma, and Body Pain: A Clinical Guide uses the immediacy of
clinical material to show how trauma becomes known in the "here and
now" of enactment processes and accompanies the more symbolized
narratives of transference and countertransference. This book
features contributions from a rich variety of theoretical
traditions illustrating working models including Klein, Arlow, and
Bion and from leaders in the fields of narrative, trauma, and
psychosomatics. Whether working with narrative, trauma or body
pain, unconscious fantasy may seem out of reach. Attending to the
analyst/ patient process of finding the derivatives of unconscious
fantasy offers a potent roadmap for the way psychoanalytic
engagement uncovers deep layers of the mind. In focusing on the
places of trauma and psychosomatic concreteness, along with
narrative, Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative, Trauma, and
Body Pain: A Clinical Guide shows the vitality of "finding"
unconscious fantasy and its effect in initiating a symbolizing
process. Chapters in this book bring to life the sufferings and
capacities of individual patients with actual verbatim process
material demonstrating how therapists and patients discover and
uncover the derivatives of unconscious fantasy. Finding the
unconscious meanings in states of trauma, body expressions, and
transference/countertransference enactments becomes part of the
therapeutic dialogue between therapists and patients unraveling
symptoms and allowing transformations. Learning how therapeutic
work progresses to uncover unconscious fantasy will benefit all
therapists and students of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic
psychotherapy interested to know more about the psychoanalytic
dialogue.
Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative, Trauma, and Body Pain: A
Clinical Guide demonstrates that the concept of the unconscious is
profoundly relevant for understanding the mind, psychic pain, and
traumatic human suffering. Editors Paula L. Ellman and Nancy R.
Goodman established this book to discover how symbolization takes
place through the "finding of unconscious fantasy" in ways that
mend the historic split between trauma and fantasy. Cases present
the dramatic encounters between patient and therapist when
confronting discovery of the unconscious in the presence of trauma
and body pain, along with narrative. Unconscious fantasy has a
central role in both clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis. This
volume is a guide to the workings of the dyad and the therapeutic
action of "finding" unconscious meanings. Staying close to the
clinical engagement of analyst and patient shows the transformative
nature of the "finding" process as the dyad works with all aspects
of the unconscious mind. Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative,
Trauma, and Body Pain: A Clinical Guide uses the immediacy of
clinical material to show how trauma becomes known in the "here and
now" of enactment processes and accompanies the more symbolized
narratives of transference and countertransference. This book
features contributions from a rich variety of theoretical
traditions illustrating working models including Klein, Arlow, and
Bion and from leaders in the fields of narrative, trauma, and
psychosomatics. Whether working with narrative, trauma or body
pain, unconscious fantasy may seem out of reach. Attending to the
analyst/ patient process of finding the derivatives of unconscious
fantasy offers a potent roadmap for the way psychoanalytic
engagement uncovers deep layers of the mind. In focusing on the
places of trauma and psychosomatic concreteness, along with
narrative, Finding Unconscious Fantasy in Narrative, Trauma, and
Body Pain: A Clinical Guide shows the vitality of "finding"
unconscious fantasy and its effect in initiating a symbolizing
process. Chapters in this book bring to life the sufferings and
capacities of individual patients with actual verbatim process
material demonstrating how therapists and patients discover and
uncover the derivatives of unconscious fantasy. Finding the
unconscious meanings in states of trauma, body expressions, and
transference/countertransference enactments becomes part of the
therapeutic dialogue between therapists and patients unraveling
symptoms and allowing transformations. Learning how therapeutic
work progresses to uncover unconscious fantasy will benefit all
therapists and students of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic
psychotherapy interested to know more about the psychoanalytic
dialogue.
Bach's Changing World is a study of popular culture in the
community in which Bach spent the last, the longest, and the most
productive part of his life: the Leipzig middle-class. The Leipzig
middle-class evolved with the cooperation and gratitude of an
extravagant, greedy, and disinterested absolutist ruler. Bach's
Changing World documents how this community and other German
communities responded toa variety of religious, social, and
political demands that emerged during the years of the composer's
lifetime. An accepted, admired, and trusted member of this
community, as evidenced by the commissions he received for secular
celebrations from royalty and members of the middle-class alike --
in addition to functioning as church composer -- Bach shared its
values. Contributors: Carol K. Baron, Susan H. Gillespie, Katherine
Goodman, Joyce L. Irwin, Tanya Kevorkian, Ulrich Siegele, John Van
Cleve, and Ruben Weltsch. Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the
Department of Music at Stony Brook University, where she was
co-founder and administrator of the Bach Aria Festival and
Institute.
New essays tracing the 18th-century literary revival in
German-speaking lands and the cultural developments that
accompanied it. The Enlightenment was based on the use of reason,
common sense, and "natural law," and was paralleled by an emphasis
on feelings and the emotions in religious, especially Pietist
circles. Progressive thinkers in England, France, and later in
Germany began to assail the absolutism of the state and the
orthodoxy of the Church; in Germany the line led from Leibniz,
Thomasius, and Wolff to Lessing and Kant, and eventually to the
rise of an educated upper middle class. Literary developments
encompassed the emergence of a national theater, literature, and a
common literary language. This became possible in part because of
advances in literacy and education, especially among bourgeois
women, and the reorganization of book production and the book
market. This major new reference work provides a fresh look at the
major literary figures, works, and cultural developments from
around 1700 up to the late Enlightenment.They trace the
18th-century literary revival in German-speaking countries: from
occasional and learned literature under the influence of French
Neoclassicism to the establishment of a new German drama, religious
epic and secular poetry, and the sentimentalist novel of
self-fashioning. The volume includes the new, stimulating works of
women, a chapter on music and literature, chapters on literary
developments in Switzerland and in Austria, and a chapter
onreactions to the Enlightenment from the 19th century to the
present. The recent revaluing of cultural and social phenomena
affecting literary texts informs the presentations in the
individual chapters and allows for the inclusionof hitherto
neglected but important texts such as essays, travelogues,
philosophical texts, and letters. Contributors: Kai Hammermeister,
Katherine Goodman, Helga Brandes, Rosmarie Zeller, Kevin Hilliard,
Francis Lamport, Sarah Colvin, Anna Richards, Franz M. Eybl, W.
Daniel Wilson, Robert Holub. Barbara Becker-Cantarino is Research
Professor in German at the Ohio State University.
The literature of medieval knighthood is shown to have influenced
exploration narratives from Marco Polo to Captain John Smith.
Explorers from Marco Polo to Captain John Smith viewed their
travels and discoveries in the light of attitudes they absorbed
from the literature of medieval knighthood. Their own accounts, and
contemporary narratives [reinforced by the interest of early
printers], reveal this interplay, but historians of exploration on
the one hand, and of chivalry on the other, have largely ignored
this cultural connection. Jennifer Goodman convincingly develops
the ideaof the chivalric romance as an imaginative literature of
travel; she traces the publication of medieval chivalric texts
alongside exploration narratives throughout the later middle ages
and renaissance, and reveals parallel themesand preoccupations. She
illustrates this with the histories of a sequence of explorers and
their links with chivalry, from Marco Polo to Captain John Smith,
and including Gadifer de la Salle and his expedition to the Canary
Islands, Prince Henry the Navigator, Cortes, Hakluyt, and Sir
Walter Raleigh. JENNIFER GOODMAN teaches at Texas A & M
University.
This Third Edition of Medical Cell Biology focuses on the
scientific aspects of cell biology important to medical students,
dental students, veterinary students, and prehealth undergraduates.
Maintaining a primary focus on eukaryotic cell biology, the text
explains general cell biology principles in the context of organ
systems and human and animal disease.
* 60% New Material
* New Topics include:
Apoptosis and cell dealth from a neural perspective
Signal transduction as it relates to normal and abnormal heart
function
Cell cycle and cell division related to cancer biology
* All new clinical cases
* Serves as a prep guide to the National Medical Board Exam with a
CD-ROM of 200 sample board-style questions (using Exam Master(R)
technology): www.exammaster.com
* Focuses on eukaryotic cell biology as it related to human
disease, thus making the subject more accessible to pre-med and
pre-health students
Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of patients with
Parkinson's disease was introduced in the 1990s. Initially
performed only at academic centers, over the past decade it has
become a widespread surgical procedure. A variety of surgical
techniques are employed and innovations are introduced frequently.
This book is an ideal source of information for the many practicing
neurosurgeons who did not learn this surgery during their training
but would now like to add it to their practice, as well as an
excellent update on exciting new developments in surgery for
Parkinson's disease. This book is designed to provide practicing
neurosurgeons with current knowledge on the practical aspects of
surgical treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease. It
explains how to identify surgical candidates and determine the
optimal surgery, describes the various surgical techniques that are
currently employed, and offers insights into how to optimize deep
brain stimulation therapy after implantation. The keys to avoidance
of surgical complications are carefully elucidated. In addition, an
overview is provided of potential advances on the near-term
horizon, including closed-loop deep brain stimulation, gene
therapy, and optogenetics. All topics are covered by experienced
Parkinson's disease surgeons, in a concise and digestable format.
The book will be an ideal source of information for the many
practicing neurosurgeons who would like to add deep brain
stimulation to their practice, as well as an excellent update on
new developments in surgery for Parkinson's disease.
Der Schwerpunkt der neuen Auflage liegt weiterhin beim Vorschul-
und Grundschulalter. Aber auch das Jugendalter wird berucksichtigt,
zum einen im Rahmen der entwicklungspsychopathologischen
Betrachtung der spezifischen Storungen, zum anderen mit einer
ausfuhrlichen Beschreibung von jugendlicher Delinquenz, von
Selbstmord und Selbstmordversuch sowie in einer verdichteten
Darstellung von Schizophrenie, Substanzmissbrauch und
Essstorungen.
Neues detailliertes Wissen und neue klinische Erfahrung in der
Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie spiegeln sich in den Leitlinien
wider. Es hat sich eine rege Forschung zur Wechselwirkung von
Genetik und Umwelt entwickelt, vor allem bei der
Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitatsstorung. Zudem werden die
psychotherapeutischen Interventionen strenger auf ihre
Evidenzbasiertheit hinterfragt, und Verfahren wie das Neurofeedback
scheinen dank der Informationstechnologie neue Moglichkeiten fur
kinder- und jugendpsychiatrische Storungen zu eroffnen."
When Alex's bandmates invite a girl to sing lead, a battle of the
sexes becomes a battle over something unexpected. . . A girl tells
her friend about hooking up with longtime crush Fred, but his
kisses are not what makes that night in his car memorable. . . A
therapy session with Doug might just make Jason go insane again. .
. Wallflower Aubrey hooks up with Gordon after the cast party,
which would be fine if he weren't the most forbidden fruit of them
all...Savannah certainly doesn't sound like a convict's name, so
maybe hanging out with her isn't all that dangerous. Miki is
committed to getting over Dex, yet she can't get him off her
answering machine-or her doorstep. In between puffs of cigarettes
and attempts to smear lipstick on her face, Allie's grandmother
dishes out advice that maybe Allie should take. . . And finally,
what's a girl to do with Satan as both her boss and father? Nine
short stories pose the questions we obsess over whether we're
growing up or all grown up: Who should I love? Am I doing the right
thing? Is there ever an end to heartbreak? In its second volume,
SUCKER continues to showcase the very best emerging talent in young
adult literature and give (some of) the answers to Life's Big
Questions along the way.
Easy to read, engaging, and highly interactive, Felson's Principles
of Chest Roentgenology: A Programmed Text, 5th Edition, has long
been the go-to learning resource for medical students, residents,
radiologists, and others who order and interpret chest x-rays. It
offers a clear, self-directed tutorial on all aspects of chest
imaging, including pathologies and anatomic challenges. You'll find
essential, accessible explanations of basic science, image reading
and interpretation, and key terminology, along with hundreds of
high-quality radiographs and interactive quizzes that have made
this best-selling title the must-have primer of chest radiology.
Presents essential concepts in a straightforward, logically
sequenced manner, with one chapter building on the next. Emphasizes
basic radiographic anatomy and signs of disease seen in everyday
practice on the chest x-ray, helpfully presented from various
points of view. Includes more than 550 radiographs (many are new!)
with correlative PET, CT, and MR images as appropriate-all
presented with humor and insightful comments that provide a
uniquely engaging self-directed learning experience for clinical
application or board review. Keeps you up to date with the latest
thoracic imaging topics, including pleuroparenchymal
fibroelastosis, combined pulmonary fibrosis with emphysema (CPFE),
age-related lung changes, interstitial lung disease (ILD), lung
cancer screening and tumor classification, and lower radiation
dosing and safety considerations. Provides numerous multiple-choice
questions and quizzes throughout, along with answers, annotated
x-rays, line drawings, cartoons, and engaging clinical tips.
Includes access to robust interactive offerings online, such as
easy-to-access quizzes and board review questions. Enhanced eBook
version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to
access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a
variety of devices.
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