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Her Story, Her Right: Narrative As A Basic Human Right, Karlee Colby
Her Story, Her Right: Narrative As A Basic Human Right, Karlee Colby
Research in the Capitol
This research is an investigation of narrative as a basic human right. Specifically, it looks into what exactly it means for a person to be able to have an accurate life story or account of an event without fear of manipulation and non-consensual distortion. The narratives being analyzed are narratives of violence against women. In this analysis, multiple factors are examined. The first is the idea of narrative as a whole, and the specific uniqueness that surrounds narratives of violence against women. The second is a dive into the legal system and its impact on both the definition of what …