“The BFMSS [British False Memory Syndrome Society] The founder of the 'false memory' movement in Britain is an accused father. Two of his adult daughters say that Roger Scotford sexually abused them in childhood. He denied this and responded by… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“Another preoccupation fed into this dynamic relationship between discovery and denial: does sexual abuse actually matter? Should it, in fact, be allowed? After all, it was only in the 19070s that the Paedophile Information Exchange had argued for adults’ right to have sex with children – or rather by a slippery sleight of word, PIE inverted the imperative by arguing… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share
Children's bodies aren't like automobiles with the assailant's fingerprints lingering on the wheel. The world of sexual abuse is quintessentiall y secret. It is… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds paediatricians Dr Jane Wynne and Dr Christopher Hobbs reported in the Lancet that they were seeing more children who were being buggered than battered. About 300 cases were corroborated. The children were young – two-thirds were pre-school children… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share
“Many professionals have to sign gagging clauses or face the sack if they speak out. The social worker and therapist was familiar with the scare that revelation brings to the survivor. […] We are in this story. It isn't ours, but we are in it nonetheless, not least because of the viscous campaign which has followed us over the last… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share
“(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children) So what does this movement consist of? Who are the movers and shakers? Well molesters are in it, of course. There are web pages telling them how to defend themselves against accusations, to retain confidence about their ‘loving and natural’ feelings for children, with… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share
“The BFMSS [British False Memory Syndrome Society] The founder of the 'false memory' movement in Britain is an accused father. Two of his adult… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being one of… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to hear children's speech only… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“The asylum, and later the national health service, warehoused thousands of patients made mad by the intrusions of a sexual predator. But these institutions… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
In the context of the great debates about identity politics - are you gay or straight, nationalist or republican, British or English and so… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“The themes that exercised the minds of survivor movements and their allies within the health and welfare professions generated a political project: how to… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“In this book we paint an unprecedented portrait of Britain’s first ‘false memory’ retraction and show that, like other ‘false memory’ cases which appeared… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
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