Gestures of Testimony: Torture, Trauma, and Affect in Literature by Michael Richardson

Gestures of Testimony: Torture, Trauma, and Affect in Literature

Michael Richardson

232 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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