How South Asian Literature Explores Counter Narratives of Trauma

South Asian literature offers multiple narratives of women's trauma. Through one example, anthropologist Dr. Sarah Pinto explains how literature can provide a framework for people to express their experiences.

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How Sexual Policing Impacts the Treatment of Women’s Trauma

How does sexual policing impact the psychiatric treatment of women's trauma in India? Dr. Sarah Pinto, anthropologist at Tufts University, explains.

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The Trauma of Caste

Healing the Trauma of Caste, With Thenmozhi Soundararajan

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Words Mean Things: ‘Trauma’

The problem, it would seem, is the lack of sufficient vocabulary to simply encapsulate the struggles of living in a difficult world.

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The Joy of Forgetting

Can We Erase Traumatic Memories?

Daddy's Girls Revolt

What Pop Culture’s Fixation With ‘Daddy Issues’ Is Really About

A deep psychological wound is turned into a sexualized parody of women’s pain.