The colonization of psychic space : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / Kelly Oliver.
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2004.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 245 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816696710 0816696713 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |