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Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalytic Theory
Mrinalini Greedharry
Swansea University Author: Mrinalini Greedharry
Abstract
This book examines the fractious relationship between postcolonial theory and psychoanalysis. With individual chapters focused on the work of Fanon, Nandy, Bhabha, Deleuze, and Guattari, the study aims to demonstrate the colonial underpinnings of psychoanalysis as a cultural theory and proposes solu...
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-58295-8 |
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| Published: |
Basingstoke
Palgrave
2008
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48875 |
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| Abstract: |
This book examines the fractious relationship between postcolonial theory and psychoanalysis. With individual chapters focused on the work of Fanon, Nandy, Bhabha, Deleuze, and Guattari, the study aims to demonstrate the colonial underpinnings of psychoanalysis as a cultural theory and proposes solutions for going forward. |
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| Keywords: |
postcolonial theory, psychoanalytic theory, colonialism, Fanon, Nandy, Bhabha |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |