Unsaid

Analyzing Harmful Silences

Lois Presser

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University of California Press
28 January 2023

Sociology; Social research & statistics; Crime & criminology; Psychological methodology

Harm takes shape in and through what is suppressed, left out, or taken for granted. This book is a guide to understanding and uncovering what is left unsaid—whether concealed or silenced, presupposed or excluded. Narrative criminologist Lois Presser outlines a strategy for determining what or who is excluded from textual materials, adding to the tool kits of social researchers and activists alike. Drawing on a variety of real-world examples, Unsaid provides a richly layered approach to analyzing and dismantling the power structures that both create and arise from what goes without saying.

By: Lois Presser
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780520384941
ISBN 10: 0520384946
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 28 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Kept Quiet 2. Too Little or Too Much Said 3. Figurative Expression 4. Missing Subjects 5. The Social Construction of Absences 6. Concluding Remarks: Boundless Texts, Better Worlds Appendix: A Word on Sampling Glossary Notes References Index

Lois Presser is Professor of Sociology and Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is a coeditor of Narrative Criminology: Understanding Stories of Crime and the author of Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm, Been a Heavy Life: Stories of Violent Men, and Why We Harm.

Reviews for Unsaid: Analyzing Harmful Silences

"""Presser concedes the impossibility of creating a comprehensive, all-inclusive text in which nothing is left unsaid as she advocates for honest and critical reflection to identify the unspoken assumptions and silenced viewpoints characteristic of all texts."" * CHOICE * ""This book provides a set of really good methods for discovering what is not being said and will be a great reference guide for researchers in multiple disciplines."" * American Journal of Sociology *"