Speaking of Rape: The Limits of Language in Sexual Violations

Rape survivors need speech to recover--to tell the story of their harm, to rebuild their sense of self and their place in the world. But the words available to them often fail to describe their experience of the violation, which isolates and silences them, enables future perpetration, and lets rape remain unacknowledged.

Tumminio Hansen steps into this space of the seemingly unspeakable and responds to the linguistic crisis by offering fresh ways of speaking and listening that reframe how we can describe, discuss, and address rape. Bravely weaving first-person narrative with the wisdom of psychologists, philosophers, theologians, and restorative justice experts, Speaking of Rape revolutionizes our ways of understanding the scope and nature of sexual violations in order to revolutionize how we respond to them.

Author: Danielle Tumminio Hansen
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 03/19/2024
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.91w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9798889831327

About the Author
Tumminio Hansen, Danielle: -

Danielle Tumminio Hansen is a professor of spiritual care at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She is a prominent researcher on the intersection of trauma, theology, and contemporary life, and is the author of multiple books, including Speaking of Rape and Conceiving Family.