Redemptive Memory - by Fran Leeper Buss (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book, the culmination of the life's work of noted oral historian Fran Leeper Buss, combines interviews, memoir, theory, and analysis to explore the ways in which some women are able to redeem memories of traumatic experiences by going on to become social justice activists.

Book Synopsis

This book, the culmination of the life's work of noted oral historian Fran Leeper Buss, combines interviews, memoir, theory, and analysis to explore the ways in which some women are able to redeem memories of traumatic experiences by going on to become social justice activists.

Review Quotes

"A clear-eyed, passionate advocate for social justice, Fran Buss was driven to complete this vital work as her health failed. She explores the concept of 'redemptive memory' through decades of oral histories conducted with women survivors of violence, in order to acknowledge the courage, intentionality, and profound impact of their public testimonies. We need Fran Buss's voice and these women's testimonies now more than ever."

About the Author

Fran Leeper Buss, Ph.D. (1942-2022), was an oral historian, educator, and author of Memory, Meaning and Resistance: Reflecting on Oral History and Women at the Margins.
Miriam Davidson is a journalist, author and editor whose works include Convictions of the Heart: Jim Corbett and the Sanctuary Movement (1988), Lives on the Line: Dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico Border (2000), and The Beloved Border: Humanity and Hope in a Contested Land (2021).