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- Through an examination of the poetry of Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, and Gloria Anzaldúa, We Heal From Memory paints a vivid picture of how our culture carries a history of traumatic violence - child sexual abuse, the ownership and enforcement of women's sexuality under slavery, the transmission of violence through generations, and the destruction of non-white cultures and their histories through colonization.
- About the Author: CASSIE PREMO STEELE teaches Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina.
- 221 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Poetry
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"We Heal From Memory" shows how poetry allows us to witness to and heal from traumatic histories, both individual and collective.Book Synopsis
Through an examination of the poetry of Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, and Gloria Anzaldúa, We Heal From Memory paints a vivid picture of how our culture carries a history of traumatic violence - child sexual abuse, the ownership and enforcement of women's sexuality under slavery, the transmission of violence through generations, and the destruction of non-white cultures and their histories through colonization. According to Cassie Premo Steele, the poetry of Sexton, Lorde, and Anzaldúa allows us to witness and to heal from such disparate traumatic events.About the Author
CASSIE PREMO STEELE teaches Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 221
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: C Steele
Language: English
Street Date: January 2, 2001
TCIN: 1004884849
UPC: 9780312233426
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-7974
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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