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Book SynopsisBefore #MeToo, there was silence. Let's talk about that silence. The Anatomy of Silence is a collection of voices speaking out loud - often for the first time - about what it means to stay silent, to be silenced, and to break the silence that surrounds sexual violence. About how we are all complicit in creating that silence. It offers an unflinching account of how a culture of shame perpetuates a culture of violence against our bodies--and reflects on what it would take to create a world in which that silence - once broken - stays broken.
Trade Review"A book that turns whispers into roars, The Anatomy of Silence isn't just an amplifier, but asks serious questions of where society fails victims of sexual abuse on every level, leaving the question - what part are you playing?" - Scott Wilson, The Fountain --The Fountain "Raw... profoundly introspective... These deeply personal stories will make any empathetic person cry, rage, grieve, and sit in awe. - Publisher's Weekly --Publisher's Weekly
Table of Contents1. Introduction: by Cyra Perry Dougherty 2. Flying Out of Bed: By Joan Kresich 3. The Misogyny in Me: By Melissa Dickey 4. A Small Thing: By Andrea Roach 5. I matter: By Caroline Numuhire 6. Healing Silence: By Esther Diplock 7. This is Why: By Chelsea MacMillan 8. Now I Can Say: By Pam Bettencourt 9. Why We Are Hush: By Patrick McFarlane 10. Things Fall Apart: By Monique Harris 11. Exchange: By Jennifer Jean 12. Why Aren't We Listening?: By Amna Abdul 13. Unintended Consequences: By Lauren Spahn 14. The Surprise that Surprises No One: By Michelle Bowdler 15. Community of Silence: By Ashley Easter 16. Men's Work: By Frederick Marx 17. After the Freeze: By Amy Elizabeth Paulson 18. Courage Calls to Courage: By Emily Porth 19. Dissecting My Silence: By Terrence `Red' Crowley 20. Ghosts in the Blk Girl Throat: By Khalisa Rae 21. "pink cookies in a plastic bag": By stephen hicks 22. College Dreams: by Steven Strafford 23. Faking it: Alandra Markman 24. Listening to My Body: By Nadia Colburn 25. Reindeer Girls: By Katie Simon 26. Waterways: By Aisha Fukushima
