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Chargement... Lived through this : listening to the stories of sexual violence survivors (édition 2014)par Anne K. Ream
Information sur l'oeuvreLived Through This: Listening to the Stories of Sexual Violence Survivors par Anne K. Ream
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. A collection of testimony by survivors of rape describing the impacts of that violence and their ways through to survival. Unlike other works (such as Diana Russell's The Politics of Rape), there is little here to unpack and understand the contexts of the male violence described. Rather, the importance in this book is to help survivors of sexual violence recognize they are not alone, that women everywhere share and are impacted by these experiences. ( )Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I received a copy of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.A powerful and inspiring collection of stories from survivors of rape and sexual assault. This is truly a remarkable work. Ream provides the stories of many survivors spanning over race, sex, age, and profession. Each story provides details into the survivor's experience, which is often difficult to read, but ends with the inspiring way each person changed due to the experience and how it influenced his or her fight against rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence. This is an amazing work that takes each person's unique experiences and combines them to create an inspiring work of activism. Statistic and resources are provided at the end of the book, which include sources for getting help as well as advocacy and services to fight against sexual violence. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. It's a good thing Lived Through This is so well written from a technical perspective, because the contents its survivors' stories are difficult to face. That said, that is the point of this book - that survivors' voices should be heard and their experiences witnessed.Ream is a gifted interviewer and writer who brings forth her subjects' experiences with objectivity, compassion, and presence. As cliche as it may seem, the survivors' photographs go a long way toward putting a human face on what too many people might be all too ready to dismiss otherwise. Most rapes are committed by someone the rapist knows, often a partner, family member, or friend. That many of the survivors profiled in Lived Through This were raped by strangers or casual acquaintances speaks to how far society still has to come before survivors who weren't attacked by the proverbial "man in the bushes," who didn't expereince what Whoopi Goldberg infamously referred to as "rape rape," feel safe enough to come forward to speak about their experiences. Hopefully, Lived Through This will bring society closer to that day. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. Lived Through This was written by Anne K. Ream, founder of The Voices and Faces Project. That organization and this book seek to put “names and faces on an issue that too often leaves its victims silent and invisible.” This book truly does succeed in doing so. While at times difficult (emotionally) to read, this book tells the stories of multiple rape and sexual abuse survivors in a frank and engaging way. These stories illustrate the many forms rape and sexual abuse can take and the way each person coped with their experience and the lasting effect it had on their lives. The author gives each survivor an opportunity to tell their story, how it affected their lives, and how they lived on in the aftermath. In addition to each person’s individual story, the author provides statistics on rape and sexual abuse and a list of resources for those seeking help or more information. This book is touching, sad, and, at the same time, inspires hope. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. This book isn't about rape; It's about what happens afterwards. It's about how people survive rape. It's filled with personal stories from the survivors - stories from their interviews with the author. It's powerful. Mostly because it not about how rape happens or the gory details, but about overcoming it. It's about how these men (yes, men can be raped) and women reclaimed their lives, channeled the anger and hurt and brokenness, about how they went on living after something like rape. Ream included statistics and a list of resources at the end of the book. I highly recommend this book as good introduction to rape in our society and in particular, for anyone who has been raped. This book is about hope. It tells the reader they are not alone and that survival is possible.Note: I received this free from LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program, in exchange for my fair and honest opinion aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In these pages you'll meet a community of rape and sexual violence survivors who have been shaped, but refuse to be defined, by their histories of violence. They are brave, and they are outspoken--but, mostly, they are hopeful. nbsp; From its insistently resolute opening essay to its final, deeply moving story, Lived Through This is a book that defies conventional wisdom about life in the wake of sexual violence, while putting names and faces on an issue that too often leaves its victims silent and invisible. nbsp; Part personal history of Anne Ream's own experience rebuilding her life after violence, part memoir of a multi-country, multi-year journey spent listening to survivors, Lived Through This is at once deeply personal and resolutely political. In these pages we are introduced to, among others, the women of Atenco, Mexico, victims of rape and political torture who are speaking out about gender-based violence in Latin America; Beth Adubato, a woman who was raped by a popular athlete and then denied justice when her college failed to fully investigate the attack; and Jenny and Steve Bush, a rape survivor and her father who are working together to share Jenny's testimony of surviving rape at the hands of a veteran in order to alter the US military's response to sexual violence committed by those in its ranks. nbsp; nbsp; Writing with compassion, candor, and, at times, even much-needed humor, Ream brings us a series of stories and essays that are as insistent as they are incisive. Considered individually, her profiles are profoundly moving, and even inspiring. Considered collectively, they are a window into a world where sexual violence is more commonplace than most of us imagine. nbsp; The accomplished and courageous women and men profiled in Lived Through This are, in the words of the author, "living reminders of all that remains possible in the wake of the terrible." Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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