Oppression and the Body, Christine Caldwell
Oppression and the Body, Christine Caldwell
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Oppression and the Body
Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions

Author: Christine Caldwell, Lucia Bennett Leighton

Narrator: Julie Slater

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2019

Synopsis

A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodies
 
Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? Through theory, personal narrative, and artistic expression, this anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals and what happens when the body’s expression is stereotyped and stunted. Bringing together a range of voices, this book offers strategies and practices for embodiment and activism and considers what it means to be an embodied ally to anyone experiencing bodily oppression.

About The Author

LUCIA BENNETT LEIGHTON, MA, LPCC, R-DMT, has a master’s degree from Naropa University’s Somatic Counseling Psychology program. She has been writing and researching in the field of somatic psychology for several years and considers her exploration of oppression and embodiment the cornerstone of her career as a professional counselor; she thus plans to continue writing and researching on the topic for many years to come. Currently, she is a school-based therapist as well as an eating disorder therapist and uses a body-centered, social justice–based approach to counseling. Bennett Leighton’s research and writing has been published in JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and American Journal of Dance Therapy. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her wife Erin. CHRISTINE CALDWELL, PhD, BC-DMT, LPC, NCC, ACS, is the founder and professor emeritus of the Somatic Counseling Program at Naropa University, where she taught somatic counseling, clinical neuroscience, research, and diversity issues. Her work, called the Moving Cycle, spotlights natural play, early physical imprinting, fully sequenced movement processes, the opportunities in addiction, and a trust in the authoritative knowledge of the body. She has taught at the University of Maryland, George Washington University, Concordia University, Seoul Women’s University, Southwestern College, and Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, and trains, teaches, and lectures internationally. She has published over thirty articles and chapters; her books include Getting Our Bodies Back, Getting In Touch, and Bodyfulness.Julie Slater is a voice actress in Los Angeles via NYC and Detroit. She is as an engaging, conversational, comedic, Zen storyteller who specializes in Non-Fiction. She eloquently brings to life stories of self-help and self-discovery, medical wonder, personal wars, business acumen, and speaking plants. Her voice work spans audiobooks, commercials, radio hosting, and singing. Find her audiobook work at www.julieslater.com/audio-book-demos/.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C.E. on November 27, 2018

I got some really interesting ideas out of this anthology, despite having a few qualms with it. Qualms: It's VERY white - like I think maybe at least 2/3rds the essays were by white queer cisgender women and white queer nonbinary/trans people. The editors acknowledged this in the beginning, but it s......more

Goodreads review by Mercer on March 07, 2022

This was extremely good in that it explored oppression and “othering” through a number of lenses. However, perhaps because of the large number of lenses, the exploration often felt surface level. Like the 101 version of a course in college. I found myself wishing that the chapters were longer or dov......more

Goodreads review by Sara on February 04, 2020

This compilation of articles is phenomenal. I disagree with previous reviewers that stated it is *only* personal experience rather than academic and would argue that this is a book that posits that subjective experience is necessary and relevant to the objective pursuit of knowledge and understandin......more

Goodreads review by Corvus on September 21, 2019

"Oppression and the Body," begins from a place of introspection and intentionality. Both editors took the time to explain where they are positioned in society via privilege or lack of it, how this may affect what they produce, and steps they took to even things out. Both editors come from a backgrou......more

Goodreads review by Rae on February 22, 2023

As one would expect, it's a heavy read, it took me a while to get through it but the content was great. It is really geared toward therapists/counsellors which is great for me since I'm completing my masters in counselling psychology, but perhaps a little less helpful for those looking for something......more

Quotes

“A must-read for anyone looking to critically explore how innumerable oppressions and indignities take root within our very bodies, and transform the ways in which we move through the world.” 
—Shanna K. Kattari, power/privilege/oppression scholar, University of Michigan School of Social Work
 
“As the status quo for power, control, and authority begins to break open in major sectors of white, male-dominant culture, Oppression and the Body reminds us that our bodies are the focal place to recognize the seeds of oppression, exclusivity, inclusivity, and liberation that we all harbor.”
—Amber Elizabeth L. Gray, LPCC, BC-DMT, director of Restorative Resources Training & Consulting and The Untamed Body Moving Therapies
 
“With courage and candor, the voices of this volume thoughtfully tackle how oppression in a variety of forms affects our bodies. Chapter by chapter, the topic comes to life, resulting in a vivid and thought-provoking experience for the reader.”
—Pat Ogden, PhD, founder/educational director of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Boulder, Colorado
 
“With a finely tuned lens on the systems of oppression that traumatize bodies, and validation of worth beyond narrow standards of acceptability, Oppression and the Body is a groundbreaking voice in an intersectional somatic justice movement.”
—Willy Wilkinson, MPH, author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency

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