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Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction

Robin E. Field

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Description:Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction identifies a new genre of American fiction, the rape novel, that recenters narratives of sexual violence on the survivors of violence and abuse, rather than the perpetrators. The rape novel arose during the women's liberation movement as women writers collectively challenged the traditional erasure of female subjectivity and agency found in earlier representations of sexual violence in American fiction. The rape novel not only foregrounds survivors and their stories in a textual centering that affirms their dignity and self-worth, but also develops new narratological strategies for portraying violent, disturbing subject matter. In bringing together many key women's texts of the last decades of the 20th century, the rape novel demonstrates the centrality of sexual assault to women's fiction of this era. The rape novels of the 21st century continue the political activism inherent in the genre - educating readers, offering community to survivors, and encouraging social activism - as the stories of male survivors are increasingly told. A radical reconsideration of late twentieth-century American novels, Writing the Survivor underscores the importance of women's activism upon the novel's form and content and reveals the portrayal of rape as rape to be an interethnic imperative.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction. To get started finding Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 264

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Clemson University Press

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1942954832

Description: Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction identifies a new genre of American fiction, the rape novel, that recenters narratives of sexual violence on the survivors of violence and abuse, rather than the perpetrators. The rape novel arose during the women's liberation movement as women writers collectively challenged the traditional erasure of female subjectivity and agency found in earlier representations of sexual violence in American fiction. The rape novel not only foregrounds survivors and their stories in a textual centering that affirms their dignity and self-worth, but also develops new narratological strategies for portraying violent, disturbing subject matter. In bringing together many key women's texts of the last decades of the 20th century, the rape novel demonstrates the centrality of sexual assault to women's fiction of this era. The rape novels of the 21st century continue the political activism inherent in the genre - educating readers, offering community to survivors, and encouraging social activism - as the stories of male survivors are increasingly told. A radical reconsideration of late twentieth-century American novels, Writing the Survivor underscores the importance of women's activism upon the novel's form and content and reveals the portrayal of rape as rape to be an interethnic imperative.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction. To get started finding Writing the Survivor: The Rape Novel in Late Twentieth-Century American Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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