1 Humphreys, C. and Jacobs, S. (2004) ‘Domestic Violence and the Politics of Trauma’, Women’s Studies International Forum 27 (5-6) 559-570 Domestic Violence and the Politics of Trauma Dr Cathy Humphreys, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick Dr Stephen Joseph, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick Address for Correspondence: Professor Cathy Humphreys School of Nursing and Social Work University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria. 3010 c.f.humphreys@warwick.ac.uk Ph. 44 (0)24 76524922 44 (0)1908 615182 (hm) Fax 4 (0)24 76524415