I have a name.
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L'histoire de Chanel Miller a changé le monde pour toujours. En 2016, Brock Turner, dix-neuf ans, l'a violée sur le campus de Stanford. Elle s'est réveillée confuse à l'hôpital, ne se souvenant de rien. Ce qui a suivi a été une reconstruction lente et douloureuse des faits, la lutte contre les fissures évidentes dans la sécurité des campus universitaires et l'un des procès les plus honteux de l'histoire des États-Unis, où Miller a dû répondre à des questions telles que : « Qu'est-ce que vous portiez ? Quand avez-vous bu ? Êtes-vous sérieuse avec votre petit ami ? Êtes-vous sexuellement active avec lui ? Le tromperiez-vous ? »
Un an et demi après l'agression, Turner a été condamné à seulement six mois de prison. La déclaration de Miller au procès, qu'elle a elle-même publiée le lendemain, a été lue par onze millions de personnes en quatre jours et a provoqué l'indignation d'un pays et une réaction internationale.
Pendant tout ce temps, elle était Emily Doe, le pseudonyme généralement utilisé pour protéger l'anonymat des victimes. Mais quatre ans plus tard, elle a décidé de revendiquer son histoire, et avec elle son nom. J'ai un nom est un mémoire intime et profondément émouvant, qui met en évidence un système qui se tord de toutes les manières possibles pour défendre les agresseurs sexuels, qui fait défaut aux victimes. Une histoire qui réclame justice, avant tout, mais aussi le droit de continuer à vivre.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter" (The Wrap).
She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral —viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.
Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways--there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.
Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.
Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF 2019 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, TIME, Elle, Glamour, Parade, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, BookRiot
- ISBN:
- 9788418187933
- Publication Date:
- 2022-09-06
- Publisher:
- Blackie Books
- Page Count:
- 391
- Size:
- 8.25" l x 5.52" w x 1.08" h
- Biography and Memoir
- Social Science
- Women
- Personal Memoirs
- Violence in Society