Race In Psychoanalysis: Aboriginal Populations In The Mind (relational Perspectives Book Series)
by Celia Brickman /
2017 / English / PDF
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Race in Psychoanalysis
Race in Psychoanalysis analyzes the often-unrecognized
racism in psychoanalysis by examining how the colonialist
discourse of late nineteenth-century anthropology made its way
into Freud’s foundational texts, where it has remained and
continues to exert a hidden influence. Recent racial violence,
particularly in the US, has made many realize that academic and
professional disciplines, as well as social and political
institutions, need to be re-examined for the racial biases they
may contain. Psychoanalysis is no exception.
analyzes the often-unrecognized
racism in psychoanalysis by examining how the colonialist
discourse of late nineteenth-century anthropology made its way
into Freud’s foundational texts, where it has remained and
continues to exert a hidden influence. Recent racial violence,
particularly in the US, has made many realize that academic and
professional disciplines, as well as social and political
institutions, need to be re-examined for the racial biases they
may contain. Psychoanalysis is no exception.
When Freud applied his insights to the history of the psyche and
of civilization, he made liberal use of the anthropology of his
time, which was steeped in colonial, racist thought. Although it
has often been assumed that this usage was confined to his
non-clinical works, this book argues that through the pivotal
concept of "primitivity," it fed back into his theories of the
psyche and of clinical technique as well.
When Freud applied his insights to the history of the psyche and
of civilization, he made liberal use of the anthropology of his
time, which was steeped in colonial, racist thought. Although it
has often been assumed that this usage was confined to his
non-clinical works, this book argues that through the pivotal
concept of "primitivity," it fed back into his theories of the
psyche and of clinical technique as well.
Celia Brickman examines how the discourse concerning the presumed
primitivity of colonized and enslaved peoples contributed to
psychoanalytic understandings of self and raced other. She shows
how psychoanalytic constructions of race and gender are related,
and how Freud’s attitudes towards primitivity were related to the
anti-Semitism of his time. All of this is demonstrated to be part
of the modernist aim of psychoanalysis, which seeks to create a
modern subjectivity through a renegotiation of the past. Finally,
the book shows how all of this can affect both clinician and
patient within the contemporary clinical encounter.
Celia Brickman examines how the discourse concerning the presumed
primitivity of colonized and enslaved peoples contributed to
psychoanalytic understandings of self and raced other. She shows
how psychoanalytic constructions of race and gender are related,
and how Freud’s attitudes towards primitivity were related to the
anti-Semitism of his time. All of this is demonstrated to be part
of the modernist aim of psychoanalysis, which seeks to create a
modern subjectivity through a renegotiation of the past. Finally,
the book shows how all of this can affect both clinician and
patient within the contemporary clinical encounter.Race in Psychoanalysis
Race in Psychoanalysis is a pivotal work of significance
for scholars, practitioners and students of psychoanalysis,
psychologists, clinical social workers, and other clinicians
whose work is informed by psychoanalytic insights, as well as
those engaged in critical race and postcolonial studies.
is a pivotal work of significance
for scholars, practitioners and students of psychoanalysis,
psychologists, clinical social workers, and other clinicians
whose work is informed by psychoanalytic insights, as well as
those engaged in critical race and postcolonial studies.