Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Nayak, Suryia

Publication

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

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Details

Description

xiii, 156 pages; 22 cm.

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"--
• "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"--

Series Statement

Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought

Uniform Title

Concepts for critical psychology.

Subjects

• Womanism > United States
• African American women
• Feminist theory > United States
• Feminism > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-147) and index.

Call Number

Sc D 14-1729

ISBN

• 9781848721746 (hardback)
• 1848721749 (hardback)
• 9781848721753 (paperback)
• 1848721757 (paperback)

LCCN

2014005065

OCLC

881385914

Author

Nayak, Suryia, author.

Title

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

Publisher

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

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought

Concepts for critical psychology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-147) and index.

Research Call Number

Sc D 14-1729