Theorists emphasize the necessity of writing about--or witnessing--trauma in order to overcome it.
Eden Wales Freedman articulates a theory of Reading (or dual-witnessing) that explores how narra.
To this critical conversation, Reading Testimony, Witnessing Trauma: Confronting Race, Gender, and Violence in American Literature treats reader response to traumatic and testimonial Literature written by and about African American women and adds insight into the engagement of testimonial literature.
Theorists emphasize the necessity of writing about--or witnessing--trauma in order to overcome it