Bearing Witness to the Witness - 9781138505308

Name: Bearing Witness to the Witness - 9781138505308
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Bearing Witness to the WitnessA Psychoanalytic Perspective on Four Modes of Traumatic Testimony\nAuthor(s): Dana Amir\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138505308, 978-1138505308\nSynopsis\nBearing Witness to the Witness examines the different methods of testimony given by trauma victims and the ways in which these can enrich or undermine the ability of the reader to witness them. Years of listening to both direct and indirect testimonies on trauma has lead Dana Amir to identify four modes of witnessing trauma: the \""metaphoric mode\"", the \""metonymic mode,\"" the \""excessive mode\"" and the \""Muselmann mode.\"" In doing so, the author demonstrates the importance of testimony in understanding the nature of trauma, and therefore how to respond to trauma more adequately in a clinical psychoanalytic setting.\n\nTo follow these four modes of interaction with the traumatic memory, the various chapters of the book present .