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The colonization of psychic space [[electronic resource] ] : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / / Kelly Oliver



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Autore: Oliver Kelly <1958-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The colonization of psychic space [[electronic resource] ] : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / / Kelly Oliver Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
Disciplina: 302.5/4
Soggetto topico: Oppression (Psychology)
Dominance (Psychology)
Alienation (Philosophy)
Social psychology
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : why turn to psychoanalysis for a social theory of oppression? -- Alienation as the perverse privilege of the modern subject -- Alienation's double as the burden of the othered subject -- Colonial abjection and transmission of affect -- Humanism beyond the economy of property -- Fluidity of power -- The affects of oppression -- The depressed sex -- Sublimation and idealization -- Revolt and singularity -- Forgiveness and subjectivity -- Conclusion : ethics of psychoanalysis; or, forgiveness as an alternative to alienation.
Sommario/riassunto: Eloquently arguing that we cannot explain the development of individuality or subjectivity apart from its social context, Kelly Oliver makes a powerful case for recognizing the social aspects of alienation and the psychic aspects of oppression.Oliver explores the ways in which the alienation unique to oppression leads to depression or violence; and how these affects can be transformed into agency, individuality, solidarity, and community.
Titolo autorizzato: The colonization of psychic space  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8166-9671-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784110703321
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