Speaking about Torture

Speaking about Torture
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Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 9780823242245
ISBN-13 : 0823242242
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Book Synopsis Speaking about Torture by : Julie A. Carlson

Download or read book Speaking about Torture written by Julie A. Carlson and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores torture from the array of approaches offered by the arts and humanities. It contends that these disciplines advance the discussion and eradication of torture by speaking about it in terms cognizant of the assaults on truth, memory, subjectivity, and language that the humanities theorize and that experience of torture perpetuates.


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