A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial: The Mind of Apartheid

An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplinary domains by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as seriouspsychological contributions to the theorization of racism and oppression. This approach demonstrates the pertinence of postcolonial thought for critical social psychology and opens up novel perspectives on a variety of key topics in social psychology. These include: the psychology of embodiment and racialization resistance strategies to oppression 'extra-discursive " facets of racism the unconscious dimension of stereotypes the intersection of psychological and symbolic modalities of power. In addition, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the field of postcolonial studies by virtue of an eclectic combination of Africanist and anti-apartheid authors “ Homi Bhabha, Steve Biko, J.M. Coetzee, Frantz Fanon, Julia Kristeva, Chabani Manganyi and Slavoj i ek. The South African focus serves to emphasize the ongoing historical importance of the anti-apartheid struggle for today "s globalized world. A Psychology of the Post-Colonial is an invaluable text for social psychology and sociology students enrolled in courses on racism or cultural studies. It will also appeal to postgraduates, academics and anyone interested in psychoanalysis in relation to societal and political issues.