Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalysis

Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalysis
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Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages : 200
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Download or read book Postcolonial Theory and Psychoanalysis written by Mrinalini Greedharry and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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