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Jane F. Gilgun

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Born

in Wakefield, R.I., The United States

Website

https:janegilgun.substack.com

Genre

Poetry, Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction

Influences

Maxine Kumin, T.S. Eliot, Walt Whitman

Member Since

March 2008

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I'm a retired professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, where I did research, taught, and did service for 37 years.
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My research on violence was born out of love, hope, and despair. Love for others, hope for a just and caring society, and despair for the hold that violence has on humanity.

I have many free articles on substack (https: janegilgun.substack.com), on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00458CS2G), and many other internet sites.

I write about many topics: lyric poetry, child development, resilience, trauma, child sexual abuse, rape, and spirituality. I have many academic articles and am in the top 80 social work scholars in the world.

I am writing a book called The Making of a Wife Rapist that I've serialized on su ...more

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Jane F. Gilgun's Blog: Writing as Experience by Jane Gilgun

Writing About Writing

I've been writing an article about writing for academic journals. I started the article in November, or maybe even last summer, and I am not yet done. I am amazed at how long it is taking me. I seem to enjoy writing when I dig deep into my own experience and then attempt to put words to my experience. That is what I have been doing in this article.

This is an excerpt from the article. I wonder what Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 18, 2013 06:06 • Tags: academic-writing, journal-articles

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	Attachment, Brain Development, and Trauma in Children 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why They Do it: Beliefs & Emotional Gratification Lead to Violent Acts 3.47 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incest & Its Effects on Families 3.45 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Child Sexual Abuse Means to Child Survivors 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment 3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forensic Interviewing of Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Neurobiology, Trauma, and Child Development 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Incest Treatment 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflexivity and Qualitative Research 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jane Gilgun rated a book it was amazing Providential by Colin Channer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Be prepared for delight as you see the world through the eyes of Colin Channer who is wise beyond his years, tender, funny, and lyrical. I took delight in the poems and came away enlightened and elated. He also is a great story teller.
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Jane Gilgun rated a book it was amazing I Want to Show You: A Memoir in Poems by Jane F. Gilgun (Goodreads Author) recommended for: anyone	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
IN THIS MEMOIR, Jane Gilgun shares her life story through poetry. Born in coastal Rhode Island, USA, Jane galloped Sadie Cummings, a race horse, on Narragansett Beach, fished off Beavertail, and tramped through the Spring Woods. Through poetry, she s ...more
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