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

by Michael Richardson

Book Overview

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 language, shatter experience, and refuse representation. Challenging accepted thinking, Gestures of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501315803
• ISBN13: 9781501315800
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"