Resonances of Slavery in Race/Gender Relations : Shadow at the Heart of American Politics.

Jane Flax argues that a reciprocal relationship exists between unconscious processes and race/gender domination. She then advances the idea that unless we attend to these unconscious processes, no adequate remedy for the malignant consequences of our current race/gender practices and relations can b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flax, Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Temas:
Slavery > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Melancholy > Social aspects > United States.
Slavery > United States > Psychological aspects.
Sex discrimination against women > United States.
Racism > United States > Philosophy.
Race discrimination > United States.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Mélancolie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > États-Unis.
Racisme > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Ethnic studies > USA.
Gender studies, gender groups > USA.
Society.
African Americans > Social conditions
Melancholy > Social aspects
Politics and government
Race discrimination
Race relations > Philosophy
Racism > Philosophy
Sex discrimination against women
Slavery > Moral and ethical aspects
Slavery > Psychological aspects
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Race relations > Philosophy.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Philosophie.
United States
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Coverpage; TItle; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction We Aren't There Yet; 1 Shadow at the Heart: Race/Gender Domination andthe Melancholia of American Politics; 2 Melancholia: A Genealogy; 3 Fabricating Subjectivity: Monster's Ball, The Deep End, and Crash as Enactments of Race/Gender in the Contemporary United States; 4 Paradise Lost: Race/Gender Melancholia and the Limits of Political Liberalism; 5 Politics for Fallen Angels: Subjectivity, Democratic Citizenship, and Undoing Race/Gender Melancholia; 6 In-Conclusion: Remedies and Constraints.

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