Genealogies of Trauma: The Inheritance of Hysteria

Abstract

This thesis explores how the body can be used as a technology to record and transmit information about experiences of sexual violence. Biological processes like crying, coughing, and digestion hold visceral knowledge about the endurance of sexual violence.

First Name

Hayley

Last Name

Morgenstern

Industry

Education, Libraries

Organization

The University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal ArtsThe University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal ArtsThe University of Texas at Austin's School of Information

Supervisor

Matt RichardsonAnn CvetkowichDr. Philip Doty

Capstone Type

Master's Report/Thesis