Embodied Empowerment: Somatic Approaches to Gender Violence and Trauma

Authors

Noelle K. Brigden, Marquette UniversityFollow
Heather R. Hlavka, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2025

Publisher

SAGE

Source Publication

Violence Against Women

Source ISSN

1538-165X

Abstract

This special issue brings together recent research on embodiment and practitioner-based somatic approaches to examine trauma and healing from violence. Contributors address the long-term somatic impact of oppression and the effects of structural inequalities enacted and perpetuated through bodies and in interaction with other bodies. Somatic practices and embodiment are addressed through the lens of intergenerational trauma, gendered, racialized, political, and colonial violence, and interpersonal and collective trauma. The introductory article contextualizes embodied empowerment, collective healing, and activist-research possibilities.

Comments

Accepted version. Violence Against Women, Vol. 31, No. 1 (January 2025): 6-21. DOI. © SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Brigden, Noelle K. and Hlavka, Heather R., "Embodied Empowerment: Somatic Approaches to Gender Violence and Trauma" (2025). Political Science Faculty Research and Publications. 146.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/polisci_fac/146