Lynn Wilson – författare

For nearly fifty years, US government officials have identified Belau, in western Micronesia, as a key strategic site and have implemented administrative policies designed to maintain permanent access to Belau's land, reefs and waters for military purposes. Elder women placed themselves at the forefront of opposition to these policies, and, as part of oppositional efforts, successfully entered international political arenas. Speaking to Power moves beyond examining the impact of militarism and colonial administrative policy in Belau and draws on feminist poststructural analysis to explore the fluidity of contests in constructions of "gender," "politics," and "tradition" during US administration in Belau.

Originally published in 1991, The Flock is the groundbreaking first-person account of successful recovery from dissociative identity disorder, known then as multiple personality disorder—and still a controversial subject in the field of psychiatry. This harrowing tale retains all its power to shock, fascinate, and enlighten.   When Joan Frances Casey, a married twenty-six-year-old graduate student, “awoke” on the ledge of a building ready to jump, it wasn’t the first time she couldn’t explain her whereabouts. Soon after, Lynn Wilson, an experienced psychiatric social worker, diagnosed Joan with multiple personality disorder. She prescribed a radical program of reparenting therapy to individually treat her patient’s twenty-four separate personalities. As Lynn came to know Joan’s distinct selves—Josie, the self-destructive toddler; Rusty, the motherless boy; Renee, the people pleaser—she uncovered a pattern of emotional and physical abuse that had nearly consumed a remarkable young woman.   Praise for The Flock “A testimony to [Casey’s] courage and the dedication of her therapist, who believed that a profoundly fragmented self has the capacity to heal within a loving therapeutic relationship.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Absolutely mesmerizing . . . the first coherent autobiographical study of its kind.”—The Detroit News   “A compelling psychological odyssey offering unique insights into a nightmare world.”—Kirkus Reviews   “Extraordinary . . . deftly told and studded with striking images.”—Publishers WeeklyFrom the Trade Paperback edition.