%K trigger warnings, feminist pedagogy, trauma, feminist film theory
%D 2015
%N 1
%X The debate about trigger warnings has spread all over the Internet
and in academic contexts, especially in the United States during the last
few years. In short, trigger warnings try to give a heads-up to viewers
and readers about media content depicting e.g., violence, self-harming
behavior or other potentially disturbing content so that they know to
either avoid it or knowingly take the risk of getting ”triggered” into posttraumatic stress, anxiety or not feeling safe. Typically, before an online
clip or an article, one might include a text such as: ”Trigger warning for
sexual violence/suicide/racist hate speech/transphobia/eating disorders/
fat shaming,” or anything else that can cause distress to someone with
traumatic experiences. On one hand, trigger warnings have been seen
as protection for vulnerable groups, a needed attempt to try to provide
a safe space for those living with trauma or societal stigma (e.g., Dalton 2014; Johnston 2014; ”Make Me a Sammich” 2014; Häggdahl and
Eriksson 2015).
%L discovery10151928
%V 20
%A Katariina Kyrölä
%J Lambda Nordica
%I Föreningen Lambda Nordica
%T Toward a Contextual Pedagogy of Pain. Trigger Warnings and the Value of Sometimes Feeling Really, Really Bad
%O Open Access under the terms of the CC BY-ND license.
%P 126-144