'Shattered Subjects' explores the autobiographical testimonies of six 20th century women authors (Colette, HD, Anais Nin, Audre Lorde, Janet Frame and Sylvia Fraser) whose writings employ narratives of 'scriptotherapy' following psychological trauma.
In this book, Suzette A. Henke finds evidence that women often use writing in order to heal the wounds of psychological trauma. She terms this method "scriptotherapy," the process of writing out and writing through traumatic experience in the mode of therapeutic re-enactment. Sh…
In this book, Suzette A. Henke finds evidence that women often use writing in order to heal the wounds of psychological trauma. She terms this method "scriptotherapy," the process of writing out and writing through traumatic experience in the mode of therapeutic re-enactment. Sh…
Feminism and autobiography
by Summerfield, Penny, Lury, Celia, Coslett, Tess
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Feminism and autobiography
by Summerfield, Penny, Lury, Celia, Coslett, Tess
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This text features essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of desciplines on the latest developments in autobiographical studies. The collection is structured around concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and memory.
"This book features essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of disciplines on the latest developments in autobiographical studies. The collection is structured around the linked concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and memory. While exemplifying the very different le…
This book features essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of disciplines on the latest developments in autobiographical studies. The collection is structured around the linked concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and memory. While exemplifying the very different lev…
