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Toward Psychologies of Liberation


Toward Psychologies of Liberation

Paperback by Watkins, M.; Shulman, H.

Toward Psychologies of Liberation

£44.99

ISBN:
9780230537699
Publication Date:
15 Jul 2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
380 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 28 May - 2 Jun 2024
Toward Psychologies of Liberation

Description

Psychologies of liberation are emerging on every continent in response to the collective traumas inflicted by colonialism and globalization. The authors present the theoretical foundation and participatory methodologies that unite these radical interdisciplinary approaches to creating individual and community well-being. They move from a description of the psychological and community wounds that are common to unjust and violent contexts to engaging examples of innovative community projects from around the world that seek to heal these wounds. The creation of public homeplaces, and the work of liberation arts, critical participatory action research, public dialogue, and reconciliation are highlighted as embodying the values and hopes of liberation psychology. Drawing on psychoanalysis, trauma studies, liberation arts, participatory research, and contemporary cultural work, this book nourishes our understanding of and imagination about the kinds of healing that are necessary to the creation of more just and peaceful communities. In dialogue with cultural workers, writers, and visionaries from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, the United States, and the Pacific Islands, Toward Psychologies of Liberation quickens a dialogical convergence of liberatory psychological theories and practices that will seed individual and community transformation.

Contents

Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: COMPASS POINTS Beyond Universalism: Local Regeneration Beyond Ideology: Dialogue Beyond Development: Liberation PART 2: PSYCHIC WOUNDS OF COLONIALISM AND GLOBALIZATION Symptoms and Psychologies in the Context of Culture From Bystanding to Engaged Witness Bystanding Pathologies of Perpetration Mourning and Witness After Collective Trauma PART 3: SPRINGS FOR CREATIVE RESTORATION Rupture and Hospitality Non-Subjects and Nomadic Consciousness Dialogue PART 4: PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES FOR REGENERATION Communities of Resistance Libertory Arts and Imagination Critical Participatory Action Research Placing Dialogical Ethics at the Center of Research Dreams of Reconciliation and Restoration Afterword Tikkun Olam : The Restoration and Repair of the World References Index

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