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Gestures of Testimony: Torture, Trauma, and Affect in Literature
Gestures of Testimony Torture Trauma and Affect in Literature
Author: Michael Richardson
After 9/11, the United States became a nation that sanctioned torture. Detainees across the globe were waterboarded, deprived of sleep, beaten by guards, blasted with deafening music and forced into obscene acts. Their torture presents a profound problem for literature: torturous pain and its traumatic aftermath have long been held to destroy la...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781501315800
ISBN-10: 1501315803
Publication Date: 7/14/2016
Pages: 232
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Book Type: Hardcover
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