Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalysis: From Uneasy Engagements to Effective Critique

Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalysis: From Uneasy Engagements to Effective Critique
ISBN-10
0230582958
ISBN-13
9780230582958
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
2008-04-30
Publisher
Springer
Author
Mrinalini Greedharry

Description

Psychoanalytic theory has been the critical instrument of choice for colonial critics. This book examines why critics who are otherwise suspicious of Western forms of knowledge are drawn to psychoanalytic theories, and whether it is possible to use such theories without reproducing the colonial discourse that also structures psychoanalytic thought.

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