by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 22, 2018 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
In the introductory poem of this award-winning collection, Ms. Brown describes herself being driven past the “Colony” where she, in an earlier time, would have likely been brutally and tragically imprisoned because of her own physical disabilities. ...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 1, 2018 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
Ashley Shelby’s novel, South Pole Station, tells the story of an acclaimed young painter, Cooper, whose career had been on a downward spiral concomitant with the appearance of her brother’s schizophrenia symptoms which led to his suicide. As the novel...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2017 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
Trauma and World Literature welcomes and encourages submissions from ISTSS members who wish to share insights on the intersection between the clinical and scientific study of psychological trauma and the world of letters. In this issue, we feature a contribution from...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2017 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
Recent trends in novels and associated films have included themes of dystopian societies (e.g., The Hunger Games, Divergent series, The Maze Runner) often depicting fictional locations. In contrast, The Handmaid’s Tale, a recent release on Hulu and novel written...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 31, 2017 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
Mary Karr has been a critically and commercially successful author of memoirs. These have included descriptions of her own traumatic experience. Because this column focuses on fiction, we have not previously considered her work here, but believe that our readers would...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 31, 2017 | StressPoints, Trauma and the Arts
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual, or psychological violence and aggression by a current or former partner (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reports that 1-in-3 women and...
