Shadow of My Shadow
Shadow of My Shadow by Jennifer Doyle, published by Duke University Press on August 27, 2024, is a reflective exploration of personal and institutional experiences surrounding harassment. In this 178-page work, Doyle recounts her journey through multiple harassment complaints filed with her campus’s Title IX office and the Department of Labor. The narrative intertwines autobiography with literary criticism, examining the impact of these experiences on her sense of voice, trust in colleagues, and overall well-being.
Readers will find a nuanced discussion that delves into the intimate and social dynamics of harassment, as well as its broader implications within institutional frameworks. Doyle’s analysis includes a critique of the Larry Nassar Title IX case, highlighting how such experiences can reshape one’s relationship to work and self. Through her personal story, she seeks to understand the complexities of loss and grief, presenting them as potential sources of insight and compassion. This edition offers a thoughtful examination of the intersections between personal narrative and critical theory within the realms of women’s studies and sociology.
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Over the course of two years, Jennifer Doyle filed multiple harassment complaints with her campus’s Title IX office and one with the Department of Labor. Her experiences with these complaints and how they subsequently impacted her life have led to this book, Shadow of My Shadow. Doyle tells her personal story, sharing how she lost her sense of voice, felt exposed at work, became distrustful of students and colleagues, and was consumed by grief. Working across autobiography, literary criticism, an analysis of the Larry Nassar Title IX case, and a larger institutional critique of harassment administration, Doyle shows that harassment is at once intimate, dynamic, and intensely social, flourishing in neglected social spaces. In her own case, it profoundly reshaped her relationship to her work, her writing, and ultimately to herself. As Doyle explains, the experience drew out the distance between herself in the world and herself on the page. This book is her effort to understand and repair that breach and to consider how loss and grief can be sources of insight and compassion.
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