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Snorkelling the Abyss
One woman, striving to survive, fighting for survivors
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Emerita Professor Jan Jordan: successful academic and passionate advocate for survivors of sexual violence. Janet Robinson: despairing cutter and overdoser, excluded from university 'for failure to make satisfactory progress'. Snorkelling the Abyss explores the two worlds of one woman and the apparently unnavigable void between them....
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Snorkelling the Abyss
Honest, unapologetic and moving account of trauma, survival and advocacy by emerita professor in criminology and advocate for sexual assault survivors.
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Emerita Professor Jan Jordan: successful academic and passionate advocate for survivors of sexual violence. Janet Robinson: despairing cutter and overdoser, excluded from university 'for failure to make satisfactory progress'.
Snorkelling the Abyss explores the two worlds of one woman and the apparently unnavigable void between them. With searing honesty, Jan Jordan shows how she fought to free herself from an inner culture of self-loathing and the external culture of a suburban childhood that repressed 'feelings' and ignored psychic pain. Only then could she work towards transforming the rape culture and gender inequities of Aotearoa.
This is a powerful story that affirms the importance of connection and the imperative of speaking out.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781988595733
Publisher: The Cuba Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 September 2023
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: The Cuba Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 328
About the Author
Jan Jordan became the first woman criminology lecturer at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington in 1989 and was appointed as a professor before retiring from teaching in 2020, when she became emerita professor. Her research has focused on how women's lives and the justice system intersect, and in 2022 she published 'Tackling Rape Culture' and 'Women, Rape and Justice' (2022). Jan lives in Waikawa Beach with her partner, Chris, and dog, Willow.
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