Students, faculty and staff are invited to the book launch today (March 30) of Seda’s Story, A Memoir, edited by classical studies associate professor Bonnie MacLachlan.
The event will be held in the Community Room of the Faculty of Education from 4-6 p.m.
Seda’s Story is a collection of writings by a young Persian Canadian woman who was sexually and physically abused by a family member from childhood through her teen years.
MacLachlan met ‘Seda,’ who has been renamed to protect her identity, when she was a student at The University of Western Ontario. She collaborated with Seda’s family to have her writing published posthumously, together with contextual accounts and a select bibliography of material that addresses the effects of abuse, self-abusive behaviour and experiences of psychotherapy.
The event is hosted by Sumach Press. Admission is free to the book launch and reception.