Contemporary debates in social theory around issues of multiculturalism have focused on the demand or struggle for recognition by marginalized or oppressed people, groups, and cultures. The work of Charles Taylor and Axel Honneth, in particular, have crystallized issues of multiculturalism and justice around the notion of recognition. In Witnessing: Beyond Recognition, I challenge what has beco...

contemporary literary traumatheory indicates that experiencing trauma creates a fear that destroys identity. in fact, experiencing trauma creates a new identity for the victim. the representation of the trauma and the formation of the new identity for the victim are the building blocks of trauma novels. due to the nature of trauma, it seems impossible to fully describe traumatic experiences by ...

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In this clinical paper, the author discusses criminal confessions from the point of view of the expert witness who may be asked to comment on the reliability of the statement and waiver of rights. From the time a suspect is in police custody, constitutional protections against self-incrimination and for due process are in place. The Supreme Court set the standard for these situations in the 196...

Changes in political or religious beliefs among POWs and hostages have often been attributed to "brainwashing" or "coercive persuasion." The cases reported have usually involved people held involuntarily. Since the publication of DSM-Ill, the authors have noted frequent usage of the term "atypical dissociative disorder" in civil lawsuits by plaintiffs seeking damages from groups or cults they j...

Much of what we learn from talking and listening does not qualify as testimonial knowledge: we can learn a great deal from other people without simply accepting what they say as true. In this article, I examine the ways in which we acquire skills or knowledge how from our interactions with other people, and I discuss whether there is a useful notion of testimonial knowledge how.

My name is Gary S. Kleppel. I am Principal Investigator and Science Coordinator of the Land Use – Coastal Ecosystem Study (LU-CES). LU-CES is a multi-year, regional investigation of the effects of changing land use patterns and coastal development on the natural and economic resources of the salt marsh estuaries of the southeastern United States. The kinds of changes that we are concerned with ...