The colonization of psychic space : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / Kelly Oliver.
2004
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The colonization of psychic space : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / Kelly Oliver.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2004]
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xxiv, 245 pages ; 23 cm
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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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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081664473X hardcover alkaline paper
0816644748 paperback alkaline paper
0816644748 paperback alkaline paper
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