Bullied

Keith Berry is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and past Chair of the National Communication Association’s (NCA’s) Ethnography Division. He currently serves as Co-Chair of NCA’s Anti-Bullying Task Force.

• Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Chapter One: Bullying: A Narrative Opening to a Relational Problem Chapter Two: Cutting Through: The Journey and Horror of Finding Self-Love Reflexive Interlude One: The Little Professor Chapter Three: Pure Evil Entertainment Reflexive Interlude Two: Rope Burn Chapter Four: Flying Tomatoes: Cruella’s Clash with the Dalmatians Reflexive Interlude Three: Stretch Chapter Five: Highlight Girl: Finding Strength in her Weak Soul Reflexive Interlude Four: Of Frogs and Friends Chapter Six: A Narrative of Bullying and Rape Reflexive Interlude Five: Bennies on the Floor Chapter Seven: Opened—Bullying Communication and Identities, and the Power of Stories Appendix References

"The moral center of Keith Berry’s Bullied is located in his deep reflexive and empathetic capacities. This book is a must read for anyone who has ever been touch by bullying and for anyone who believes puzzling through a troubling social issue with intelligence, sensitivity, and compassion moves us closer to our better selves." – Ronald Pelias, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University"With Bullied, Keith Berry continues to establish himself as an expert of youth, identity, and interpersonal communication; an advocate for personal narrative, reflexivity, and social justice; and a practitioner committed to making life better, especially for those living with tormented pasts." –Tony E. Adams, Associate Professor and Chair of Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University "This book moves beyond simple definitions and statistics, showing through rich narrative what youth bullying looks like and feels like in living color. The result is a poignant contribution that exposes the heartbreak that accompanies maltreatment, reveals the resiliency of the human spirit, and provides insight on autoethnographic methodological practice."—Sarah J. Tracy, Professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University