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The colonization of psychic space a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression

Title
The colonization of psychic space [electronic resource] : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / Kelly Oliver.
Author
Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Publication
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2004.

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1 online resource (xxiv, 245 p.)
Uniform Title
Colonization of psychic space (Online)
Alternative Title
Colonization of psychic space (Online)
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
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Contents
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.
LCCN
2004010513
OCLC
ssj0000124963
Author
Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Title
The colonization of psychic space [electronic resource] : a psychoanalytic social theory of oppression / Kelly Oliver.
Imprint
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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