Traumata
Author | : Meera Atkinson |
Publisher | : Univ. of Queensland Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2018-04-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780702260865 |
ISBN-13 | : 070226086X |
Rating | : 4/5 (86X Downloads) |
Download or read book Traumata written by Meera Atkinson and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, fiercely profound work of creative non-fiction in the vein of Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts. In this extraordinary book, Meera Atkinson explores the ways trauma reverberates over a lifetime, unearthing the traumatic roots of our social structures and our collective history. Using memoir as a touchstone, Atkinson contemplates the causes of trauma and the scars it leaves on modern society. She vibrantly captures her early life in 1970s and '80s Sydney and her self-reflection leads the reader on a journey that takes in neuroscience, pop psychology, feminist theory and much more. Searing in its truthfulness and beauty, Traumata deals with issues of our time &–intergenerational trauma, family violence, alcoholism, child abuse, patriarchy &– forging a path of fearless enquiry through the complexity of humanity.