Empathy & Rage (Paperback)

Paperback. The intense emotional responses of empathy and rage bracket a spectrum of feelings people confront when they consider the millions of women and girls who have undergone bolokoli, takhoundi, tukore ir gudni'in - names in local languages for a procedure that mutilates female genitalia. Contributors not content with silent acquiescence have shown the courage to oppose a harmful practice that continues to plague women of African descent sentenced to a life of suffering through a damaging tradition. The first ever anthology of literature exploring the representations of female genital mutilation in art. Contributors include leading acadmics and writers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.