Toward Psychologies of Liberation (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	M. Watkins • H Shulman
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	380
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-53769-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Promotions
LSN:	0-230-53769-3
Barcode:	9780230537699

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