Title

'Spit Us Out Whole': Voicing the Double Wound in Carol Dine's Places in the Bone: A Memoir

Authors

Carolyn Rickett, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Arts

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-2019

Book

Still here: Memoirs of trauma, illness and loss pp. 189-205

ISBN

9780367193188

Embargo Period

1-4-2021

ANZSRC / FoR Code

119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified| 190402 Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting)| 2005 LITERARY STUDIES

Avondale Research Centre

Lifestyle and Health Research Centre

Avondale Research Centre

Scripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre

Reportable Items (HERDC/ERA)

B1

Abstract

This book provides a closer look at the specific concerns of trauma memoir, including conflict and intergenerational trauma; the therapeutic potential and risks of trauma life writing; its ethical challenges; and trauma memoir giving voice to minority experiences.

Comments

Due to copyright restrictions this book chapter is unavailable for download.

Copyright © 2019 Routledge

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Recommended Citation

Rickett, C. (2019). Spit us out whole: Voicing the double wound in Carol Dine's Places in the bone: A memoir. In B. Avieson, F. Giles, & S. Joseph (Eds.), Still here: Memoirs of trauma, illness and loss (pp. 189-205). New York, NY: Routledge.