Résultats pour "Survivors" dans Sciences sociales et politiques

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 'Gripping … remarkably wide-ranging' THE TIMES This is an immersive and revelatory history of the survivors of the Clotilda, the last ship of the Atlantic slave trade, whose lives diverged and intersected in...

Christina Crawford’s Mommie Dearest cast a spotlight on the unspoken horrors of family violence and exorcised the demons of her childhood. But in the years following the controversial best seller’s publication, the author’s resilience was tested in ways she never expected. Crawford was forced to brave a stunning backlash intended to shame her, a film adaptation that bastardized her story and compounded the trauma, a descent into alcoholism, a divorce, and a massive stroke that left her paralyzed. Staying true to her fighting spirit, she made a remarkable comeback.

Part manifesto, part exploration of what justice truly means for survivors of trauma and abuse, Judith Herman forces us to reconsider our perspective on victims, revealing uncomfortable truths about our justice systems and proposing new ways to implement justice. Truth and Repair is a profound and timely commentary that lies at the intersection of several cultural moments including the #MeToo movement, a resurgent interest in trauma, and the global movements focusing on racial injustices and abuses of power towards people of colour.

True stories of death and desperation One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye. In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime...

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, The Survivor is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only sixteen years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314...

Der authentische Bericht des einzigen Überlebenden von Operation Red Wings. Auf einmal stand da eine Armee... SEAL-Team 10: eine Elitetruppe. Die Mission: einen Al-Qaida-Führer zur Strecke bringen. Der Feind: Dutzende zu allem entschlossene Taliban-Kämpfer. Vier SEALs gegen eine ganze Armee. Und dann bricht die Hölle los. Die Army schickt Helikopter zur Verstärkung. Neunzehn Männer kommen um, ein einziger kehrt zurück. Dies ist sein Bericht.

How many survivors will it take for us to see the life behind the abortion? Today’s culture would have us believe that abortion is simply a choice, a right, a controversial argument, and a religious and political issue of pro-life vs. pro-choice. It has become easy to think of the unborn as...

Survivor at Law is a gripping memoir of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and a weaponized legal system, told by attorney Dovie King. She shares her unflinching story of trauma, betrayal, and the fight to reclaim her voice—offering insight and empowerment for anyone who has felt trapped, silenced, or overlooked.

Death defying acts of survival are fascinating. Join us as we go in depth discussing true stories of survival scenarios - from shipwrecks to horrific crimes - and almost everything in between. The only thing they have in common is someone survived to tell the tale.

A survivor of the Troubled Teen Industry exposes the truth about the dark side of a billion-dollar industry's institutionalized abuse—and shares the story of her own fight for justice. "A must read for anyone concerned about teenage mental health." —Maia Szalavitz, New York Times bestselling...

An unflinching memoir that reframes a national tragedy and demands we reckon with the cost of ignoring intimate partner violence. On April 18, 2020, Lisa Banfield's life shattered. After nineteen years in a controlling and often abusive relationship, she escaped a violent assault by her partner, Gabriel Wortman–unaware he was about to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.

Experience aviation’s most tense emergencies from the flight deck and discover the crisis management that saves lives. Perfect for a gripping commute, this immersive narrative puts you right in the center of catastrophic structural failures, extreme weather, and split-second decisions at 30...

Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston’s rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors—the last documented...

Behind every headline is a story of survival. Hosted by Emma Kay, Founder of WalkSafe and a survivor herself, Survivor Stories celebrates real people doing extraordinary work - transforming trauma into advocacy and pain into purpose. This is a safe space to listen, connect, be a part of a community. We discuss heavy themes, so please prioritise your wellbeing and come back when you're ready. New episodes drop each week, listen wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram: @survivorstoriesltd YouTube: @EmmaKay-SurvivorStories TikTok: @survivor.storiesltd

Survivor Stories is a Podcast about the experiences we often struggle to put into words. Through honest conversations with trauma survivors and the people who love them, we explore the impact of trauma, relationships, healing, and the journey toward understanding ourselves. These are real stories from real people - stories of pain, survival, connection, disconnection, and hope. No judgement. No prentending to have all the answers. Just people sharing what they've lived through, what they're learning, and what they wish others understood. Because sometimes, knowing you're not alone is the first...

The author of the acclaimed Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) brings “her singular sensibility, her genius for language, her love of our deeply imperfect world” (Karen Karbo, author of In Praise of Difficult Women) to this insightful exploration of reality TV and the...

In this timely memoir, a journalist examines intimate abuse, campus politics, and the narratives we choose to believe. In this poignant self-investigation, historian and journalist Joy Neumeyer explores how violence against women is portrayed, perceived, and adjudicated today. Interweaving the...

Beyond preserving the firsthand testimonies of participants and witnesses, individuals and societies must continually take responsibility for learning the painful lessons of the past in order to offer hope for the future. Survivor Café offers a clear-eyed sense of the enormity of our 21st-century human inheritance - not only among direct descendants of the Holocaust, but also in the shape of our collective responsibility to learn from tragedy.

On August 6, 1993, twenty-year-old Natasha Alexenko was assaulted at gunpoint. After nearly a decade, her backlogged rape kit was finally tested and her rapist, who roamed free for ten years, was brought to justice. On the day he was sentenced, Alexenko vowed that she would no longer be a statistic and would do whatever she could to help police on behalf of other rape victims. In 2011, she founded Natasha’s Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit committed to ending the rape-kit backlog. This unflinching memoir chronicles her journey from trauma to triumph.

Theatre of the Survivor is a survivor-led podcast bringing together original audio drama, creative storytelling and conversations with professionals to explore experiences of domestic abuse, recovery and the prevention of violence against women and girls. Produced by Workie Ticket Theatre, the podcast has been developed by Founder & Co-Artistic Director JoJo Kirtley, building on research from her Churchill Fellowship, Staging Violence Against Women and Girls, which explored how theatre is being used internationally to empower survivors and challenge gender-based violence. Content warning: ...