When does repression become political? The use of the language of trauma in the context of violence and anxiety
(2017)
Book Chapter
Tavares Furtado, H. (2017). When does repression become political? The use of the language of trauma in the context of violence and anxiety. In E. Eklundh, A. Zevnik, & E. P. Guittet (Eds.), Politics of Anxiety (37-58). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield
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