We shall bear witness
Meg Jensen
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We shall bear witness
by Meg Jensen, Margaretta Jolly
Published
2014
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Pages
313
ISBN-13
9780299300142
Description
"Personal testimonies are the life force of human rights work, and rights claims have brought profound power to the practice of life writing. This volume explores the connections and conversations between human rights and life writing through a dazzling, international collection of essays by survivor-writers, scholars, and human rights advocates. In We Shall Bear Witness, editors Meg Jensen and Margaretta Jolly assemble moving personal accounts from those who have endured persecution, imprisonment, and torture; meditations on experiences of injustice and protest by creative writers and filmmakers; and innovative research on ways that digital media, commodification, and geopolitics are shaping what is possible to hear and say. The book's primary sections--testimony, recognition, representation, and justice--evoke the key stages in turning experience into a human rights life story and attend to such diverse and varied arts as autobiography, documentary film, report, oral history, blog, and verbatim theater. The result is a groundbreaking book that sensitively examines how life and rights narratives have become so powerfully entwined. Also included is an innovative guide to teaching human rights and life narrative in the classroom."--Publisher's website.
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How many pages are in We shall bear witness?
This edition of We shall bear witness has approximately 313 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read We shall bear witness?
For most readers, We shall bear witness typically takes between 6h 31m and 4h 21m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 78,250 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 13m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 11 days • Estimated word count: 78,250 words
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What is the word count of We shall bear witness?
The estimated word count for We shall bear witness is approximately 78,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of We shall bear witness?
We shall bear witness was written by Meg Jensen, Margaretta Jolly.
When was We shall bear witness published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2014. The original work may have been published on a different date.