Embodied Empowerment: Somatic Approaches to Gender Violence and Trauma

This special issue brings together recent research on embodiment and practitioner-based somatic approaches to examine trauma and healing from violence. Contributors address the long-term somatic impact of oppression and the effects of structural inequalities enacted and perpetuated through bodies an...

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Authors: Brigden, Noelle (Author) ; Hlavka, Heather R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-21
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Trauma
Gender Violence
somatic
Empowerment
Embodiment
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Summary:This special issue brings together recent research on embodiment and practitioner-based somatic approaches to examine trauma and healing from violence. Contributors address the long-term somatic impact of oppression and the effects of structural inequalities enacted and perpetuated through bodies and in interaction with other bodies. Somatic practices and embodiment are addressed through the lens of intergenerational trauma, gendered, racialized, political, and colonial violence, and interpersonal and collective trauma. The introductory article contextualizes embodied empowerment, collective healing, and activist-research possibilities.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241275693