Christiana Spens

Writer, Academic and Artist, London

Christiana Spens is a writer, academic and artist. Her books include Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR (2017) and The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media (2019), several novels and a graphic novel. She lives in London.

Written by Christiana Spens

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RITUALS AND CELEBRATIONS

In the cinema, my father’s unspeakable childhood finally surfaced

Not too distant and not to close: how rituals help us process trauma, and why watching Anna Karenina helped heal my father

by Christiana Spens

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VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION

Can counterterrorist strategies help in abusive relationships?

What can counterterrorism strategies teach us about fighting the distorted threats and destabilisation of gaslighting?

by Christiana Spens