Reclaiming the notion of literature as an institution essential for reflecting on the violence of culture, history, and politics, Violence and Naming exposes th

Much is at stake when we choose a word for a form of violence: whether a conflict is labeled civil war or genocide, whether we refer to “enhanced interrogatio

Essays tell the stories of battered lesbians and discuss community organizingctivities, support groups, and the possible causes of this form of domesticiolence.

A timely exploration of the links between religious faith and global violence--and how to break them.

Words like 'terrorism' and 'war' are no longer capable of encompassing the scope of cntemporary violence. With this book, Cavarero effectively renders such term