Decolonial Psychoanalysis: Towards Critical Islamophobia Studies

In this book, Robert K. Beshara explores the possibility of a genuinely anti-colonial critical psychology by using psychoanalytic discursive analysis to understand everyday Islamophobia. He examines theoretical resources from the discursive turn, such as decoloniality/transmodernity, conducts an archeology of (counter)terrorism, a genealogy of the conceptual Muslim, and a critique of Žižekian ideology. He also applies Lacanian Discourse Analysis to interviews with US Muslims to theorize their ethico-political subjectivity and considers a politics of resistance, adversarial aesthetics, and ethics of liberation. This book is essential for understanding the legacy of racism in psychology and is the only critical psychological study on Islamophobia in the United States.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 162 pages
\n Publication date: 01 April 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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In this groundbreaking and essential book, Robert K. Beshara employs psychoanalytic discursive analysis to investigate the potential for a truly anti-colonial critical psychology. By drawing on postcolonial and decolonial perspectives on Islamophobia, this book not only deepens our understanding of Critical Border Thinking and Lacanian Discourse Analysis but also complements other theoretical and methodological approaches.

Through a critical decolonial psychology lens, the author explores the concept of everyday Islamophobia, examining theoretical resources rooted in the discursive turn, including decoloniality/transmodernity. They conduct an archeology of (counter)terrorism, a genealogy of the conceptual Muslim, and a critical evaluation of Žižekian ideology. Conceiving of Decolonial Psychoanalysis as a valuable theoretical resource for Critical Islamophobia Studies (CIS), the author applies Lacanian Discourse Analysis to excerpts from interviews with US Muslims, theorizing their ethical-political subjectivity and exploring a politics of resistance, adversarial aesthetics, and ethics of liberation.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a critical approach to Islamophobia, as it is essential to grappling with the legacy of racism in psychology and the sole critical psychological study on Islamophobia in the United States. It offers a fascinating exploration of the possibilities for a transformative psychology that challenges oppressive structures and promotes justice and equality for all.

\n Weight: 220g\n
Dimension: 211 x 147 x 10 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367174132\n \n