| Abstract | “Long Story Short, I Survived”: Accounting For, Accommodating, and Empowering Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Composition Classroom brings awareness to the global epidemic of sexual violence, especially as it impacts women of college age. The author uses Chanel Miller’s story from her groundbreaking memoir, Know My Name, and her own personal experience as a survivor of sexual assault to highlight some of the hidden difficulties that trauma victims often face in the courtroom, on college campuses, and in their personal lives. This project directly addresses instructors of composition courses, letting them know that while enabling students with language and rhetorical proficiency can be beneficial, it is not enough to help students actually heal from their traumatic events and to begin living in the present. The epilogue suggests several methods by which instructors can make their classrooms more inclusive, safe, and constructive for all. |
