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A critical psychology of the postcolonial : the mind of apartheid
Author
Title
A critical psychology of the postcolonial : the mind of apartheid / Derek Hook.
ISBN
0203140524
1136495614
1136495657
1136495665
9780203140529
9781136495618
9781136495656
9781136495663
0415587565
0415587573
9780415587563
9780415587570
Published
Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplines by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as serious psychological contributions to the theorization of racism and oppression. This approach demonstrates the pertinence of postcolonial thought for critical social psychology and opens up novel perspectives on a variety of key topics in social psychology. These include: the psychology of embodiment and racialization resistance s.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Hook, Derek. Critical psychology of the postcolonial. New York : Routledge, 2012
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The postcolonial, the psychopolitical, Black consciousness and
Vernacular psychology
Abjection as a political factor: racism and the 'extra-discursive'
Postcolonial psychoanalysis : Fanon, desire, fantasy and libidinal economy
The stereotype, colonial discourse, fetishism, racism
The 'real' of racializing embodiment.
Subjects (Medical)
Psychology, Social
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