The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems

by Adrie Kusserow

Book Overview

The Trauma Mantras is a memoir written by medical anthropologist, teacher, and writer Adrie Kusserow, who has worked with refugees and humanitarian projects in Bhutan, Nepal, India, Uganda, South Sudan, and the United States. It is a memoir of witness and humility, and ultimately a way to critique and gain a fresh perspective on Western approaches to the self, suffering, and healing. Kusserow interrogates the way American culture prizes a psychologized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478025573
• ISBN13: 9781478025573
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"