Women on the Ground: Bringing Theory and Activism Together Through Domestic Violence Narratives
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: This thesis works toward bringing domestic violence activism and feminist theory together by refuting that these two approaches are necessarily in binary opposition. It is centered on changing the way we make sense of violence against women by addressing why the authors that include personal narrative in their writing should be help up as examples of theory. By analyzing literary domestic violence narratives, the author demonstrates that narrative is itself theory. In addition, this essay creates a third space where the author‘s own domestic violence narratives complement the literary narratives. The author shows how we can analyze victimized characters in story, literary non-fiction, and drama using the theories of domestic violence agencies. This creates a third space where narrative, personal expression and theory become one in the effort toward social change.
Source: Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
Author: Kacey J Barrow
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Strong
OpenAlex ID: W607660838