Working-through Collective Wounds: Trauma, Denial, Recognition in the Brazilian Uprising

Working-through Collective Wounds explores how collectives mourn and create symbols, challenging ideas of the irrational and destructive crowd. It proposes a trauma theory and a theory of recognition that trace the social life of psychic fragments, based on insights from Sándor Ferenczi and the Brazilian uprising of 2013.

Format: Hardback
Length: 247 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2018
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Working-through Collective Wounds delves into the intricate processes of mourning and the creation of symbols within collectives. It challenges prevailing notions of the irrational and destructive crowd, shedding light on the complex dynamics that unfold in the streets and squares of cities during times of protest. Drawing upon insights from the trauma theory of psychoanalyst Sándor Ferenczi, the book explores the confusions between different registers of society that trap individuals in the scene of trauma, leading to alienation and submission. Raluca Soreanu presents a comprehensive trauma theory and a theory of recognition that originate from a psychoanalytic understanding of fragmented psyches. These theories trace the social life of psychic fragments, providing a rich framework for analyzing collective phenomena. The book builds upon psychosocial vignettes from the Brazilian uprising of 2013, making it an invaluable resource for psychoanalysts interested in collective phenomena, psychosocial studies scholars, and social theorists engaged in exploring recognition and trauma theories.

Weight: 446g
Dimension: 156 x 219 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781137585226
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018