(Vol 1) The Hyper-Individualism of Nonviolent Communication
$12.00
Parts 1-4 of my essay series on the ways in which nonviolent communication (NVC) is rooted in and promotes hyper-individualism.
Content:
- the use of the concept of “violence” to demonize certain forms of communication
- the idea that judgmental language is always violent
- how NVC ignores systems of power
- acknowledging power dynamics in our communication
- how NVC mistakes ways of coping with oppression for compassionate communication
- learning how to move through defensive reactions, and the importance of accepting criticism
- a trauma-informed lens on the idea that other people can never cause how we feel
Most of the essays are written in response to the original theory of NVC from the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshal Rosenberg, but you do not need to have read the book in order to understand the critiques. In fact, the topics in the essays are relevant to anyone who wants to learn about what hyper-individualism means, how it's deployed, and more interdependent and nuanced alternatives to it.
72 pages on folded 8.5x11 paper (stapled)