Title Race, gender and the activism of Black feminist theory : working with Audre Lorde / Suryia Nayak

Published Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 156 pages .) Series Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought Concepts for critical psychology. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: race, gender and social change; 2 The political activism of close reading practices; 3 'Black feminism is not white feminism in blackface': the question of Black-women-only services and spaces; 4 The aporetics of intersectionality; 5 Conclusion: 'where is the love?'; References; Index Summary "Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled, and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual trans-disciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suriya Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist theory is concerned with issues central to radical critical thinking and practice, such as identity, alienation, trauma, loss, the position and constitution of individuals within relationships, the family, community and society. Nayak reveals how Black feminist theory seeks to address issues which are also a core concern of critical psychology, including individualism, essentialism and normalization. Her work grapples with several issues at the heart of key contemporary debates concerning methodology, identity, difference, race, and gender. Using a powerful line of argument, the book weaves these themes together to show how the activism of Black feminist theory in general, and the work of Audre Lorde in particular, can be used to effect social change in response to the damaging psychological impact of oppressive social constructions. Race, Gender, and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers, political activist and practitioners in psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, mental health, social work and community development"-- Provided by publisher "Beginning from the premise that all ideologies and movements for radical social change including critical psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled, and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual trans-disciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suriya Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related Black feminist scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist theory is concerned with issues that are central to radical critical thinking and practice, such as identity, alienation, trauma, loss, the position and constitution of individuals within relationships, the family, community and society. Nayak reveals how the activism of Black feminist theory seeks to address issues which are also a core concern of critical thinking and practice such as critical psychology, including individualism, essentialism and normalization. Her work grapples with several issues at the heart of key contemporary debates concerning methodology, identity, difference, race, gender, social change, and the psychological impact of social constructions. Using a powerful line of argument, the book weaves these themes together to show how the activism of Black feminist theory in general and the work of Audre Lorde in particular can be applied to the subject and practice of creating social change in the face of the psychological impact of oppressive social constructions. Race, Gender, and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers, political activist and practitioners in psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, mental health, social work and community development"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Lorde, Audre 1934-1992 gnd Lorde, Audre. nli Subject Womanism -- United States Feminist theory -- United States Feminism -- United States African American women. PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. African American women Feminism Feminist theory Womanism Feminismus Geschlechtsunterschied Kritische Psychologie Rassenfrage Womanism -- United States. Feminist theory -- United States. Feminism -- United States. African American women. United States Form Electronic book ISBN 1134073151 9781134073153 9780203521960 020352196X 9781322101804 1322101809 9781134073221 1134073224 9781134073290 1134073291

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