| Author | Chanel Miller |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication date | September 24, 2019 |
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| Pages | 368 |
| Rating | Click to rate this post! [Total: 1 Average: 5] |
Know My Name: A Memoir is a memory of the American author Chanel Miller. In it, Miller writes about being sexually assaulted in January 2015, as well as the aftermath and the subsequent court case People v. Turner.
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Know My Name: A Memoir Summary
She was known worldwide as Emily Doe when she surprised millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to only six months in the county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on the Stanford campus. His victim impact statement was published in BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral: seen by eleven million people in four days, it was translated worldwide and read in the Congress hall; inspired changes in California law and the removal of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own assault experiences for the first time.
Now she claims 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 escaped, and physical evidence was obtained immediately. But their struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression that victims face even at best. Its history illuminates a biased culture to protect the perpetrators, accuses a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage necessary to overcome 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 telling the truth about the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Intertwining pain, endurance, and humor, this memory will remain a modern classic.
Know My Name: A Memoir Review
Miller offers one of the most touching and humanizing representations of sexual assault I have read … Know My Name presents the kind of intimate and coming-of-age narrative that is not found in a typical story about a crime and its sequels. He lets us see her in quiet and joyful moments, in moments of doubt and moments of strength … By giving us the gift of knowing her, Miller has written a unique testimony of the human cost of sexual violence and a powerful reminder of why we fight.
In a world that asks too many survivors to keep their experiences to themselves and reduce their suffering to preserve someone else’s potential, Know My Name unapologetically stands out and asks others to consider the dazzling, undiminished presence of their author. Reading it, despite everything, inspires hope.
About The Author
Chanel Miller is a writer and artist who received her BA in Literature from the Faculty of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She lives in San Francisco, California.
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Know My Name Quotes
My pain was never more valuable than his potential.
In fact I need you to know it was all true. The friendly guy who helps you move and assists senior citizens in the pool is the same guy who assaulted me. One person can be capable of both. Society often fails to wrap its head around the fact that these truths often coexist, they are not mutually exclusive. Bad qualities can hide inside a good person. That’s the terrifying part.
When a woman is assaulted, one of the first questions people ask is, Did you say no? This question assumes that the answer was always yes, and that it is her job to revoke the agreement. To defuse the bomb she was given. But why are they allowed to touch us until we physically fight them off? Why is the door open until we have to slam it shut?
