Gestures of testimony : torture, trauma, and affect in literature /

"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...

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Main Author: Richardson, Michael, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2016.
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Online Access:CONNECT