Race and the Unconscious

Freudianism in French Caribbean Thought

Celia Britton

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Legenda
01 November 2002

Ethnic studies; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)

Freud is often accused of eurocentrism - of making unjustifiable generalizations on the basis of European family structures. Although French Caribbean intellectuals such as Fanon, Cesaire and Glissant have joined in these criticisms, they have also made strikingly positive use of psychoanalysis. Much intellectual energy has been invested in notions of repression, the Oedipus complex and the psychoanalytic cure, while at the same time Freudianism has been no less vigorously criticized for its political quietism and its potential as a means of social control. Thus Freudian theory, and the controversies it arouses, remains a surprisingly persistent cultural element. The crucial issue is the link between the unconscious and race. In this groundbreaking study, Britton looks at the different ways in which Freudian psychoanalysis has been incorporated into arguments about racial identity and difference in the French Caribbean.

By: Celia Britton
Imprint: Legenda
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 12
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781900755689
ISBN 10: 1900755688
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 01 November 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Celia Britton

Reviews for Race and the Unconscious: Freudianism in French Caribbean Thought

A succinct, tightly-argued study... Britton s reading of this already much-interpreted and misinterpreted text [Peau noire, masques blancs] is complex and original.--Sam Haigh Journal of Romance Studies (01/01/0001)