Politics of Surviving : How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermat...

Politics of Surviving : How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath, Paperback by Sweet, Paige L., ISBN 0520377710, ISBN-13 9780520377714, Like New Used, Free shipping in the USFor women who have experienced domestic violence, proving that you are a &#8220;good victim&#8221; is no longer enough. Victims must also show that they are recovering, as if domestic violence were a disease: they must transform from &#8220;victims&#8221; into &#8220;survivors.&#8221; Women&#8217;s access to life-saving resources may even hinge on &#8220;good&#8221; performances of survivorhood. Through archival and ethnographic research, Paige L. Sweet reveals how trauma discourses and coerced therapy play central roles in women&#8217;s lives as they navigate state programs for assistance. Sweet uses an intersectional lens to uncover how &#8220;resilience&#8221; and &#8220;survivorhood&#8221; can become coercive and exclusionary forces in women&#8217;s lives. With nuance and compassion, <i>The Politics of Surviving</i> wrestles with questions about the gendered nature of the welfare state, the unintended consequences of feminist mobilizations for anti-violence programs, and the women who are left behind by the limited forms of citizenship we offer them.<br> &#160;