Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
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Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory is a memoir-in-essays by filmmaker and actor Sarah Polley that explores trauma, memory, and healing through deeply personal reflections on her life and career.
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| Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory Context triple: [Sarah Polley, wrote, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory]
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A.
Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence
Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence is a collection of essays by philosopher Judith Butler that examines vulnerability, grief, and the politics of violence and representation in the context of contemporary war and terrorism.
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B.
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields is a non-fiction book by journalist Christina Lamb that investigates the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war across modern conflicts.
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C.
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir is a writing guide that offers prompts and techniques to help people uncover and shape their personal memories into memoir.
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D.
Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive
Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive is a philosophical work by Giorgio Agamben that examines the nature of testimony, memory, and subjectivity in relation to the Holocaust and the Nazi concentration camp system.
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E.
Palimpsest: A Memoir
"Palimpsest: A Memoir" is Gore Vidal’s acclaimed autobiographical work, blending personal recollection, literary gossip, and political commentary to chronicle his early life and mid-century cultural circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory Target entity description: Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory is a memoir-in-essays by filmmaker and actor Sarah Polley that explores trauma, memory, and healing through deeply personal reflections on her life and career.
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A.
Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence
Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence is a collection of essays by philosopher Judith Butler that examines vulnerability, grief, and the politics of violence and representation in the context of contemporary war and terrorism.
-
B.
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields is a non-fiction book by journalist Christina Lamb that investigates the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war across modern conflicts.
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C.
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir is a writing guide that offers prompts and techniques to help people uncover and shape their personal memories into memoir.
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D.
Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive
Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive is a philosophical work by Giorgio Agamben that examines the nature of testimony, memory, and subjectivity in relation to the Holocaust and the Nazi concentration camp system.
-
E.
Palimpsest: A Memoir
"Palimpsest: A Memoir" is Gore Vidal’s acclaimed autobiographical work, blending personal recollection, literary gossip, and political commentary to chronicle his early life and mid-century cultural circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
RBC Taylor Prize longlist
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shortlist for various Canadian literary awards ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs |
deeply personal
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formally inventive ⓘ politically engaged ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay "Alice, Collapsing"
NERFINISHED
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essay "Dissolving Boundaries" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "High Risk" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "Mad Genius" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "Run Towards the Danger" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The Woman Who Stayed Silent" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essays ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sarah Polley
NERFINISHED
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child stardom ⓘ chronic illness ⓘ concussion ⓘ feminism ⓘ film industry ⓘ healing ⓘ memory ⓘ motherhood ⓘ sexual assault ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| narrator | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of concussion treatment and risk exposure
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engagement with #MeToo movement ⓘ exploration of trauma and recovery ⓘ reflection on child acting and exploitation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Allen Lane
NERFINISHED
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Penguin Random House Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Canadian film and television industry
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | phrase from concussion specialist Ian Ardern’s advice to Polley ⓘ |
| workChronology | first full-length book by Sarah Polley ⓘ |
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