Psychoanalysis as a Subversive Phenomenon: Social Change, Virtue Ethics, and Analytic Theory

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In Psychoanalysis as a Subversive Phenomenon, Amber M. Trotter examines the radical sociopolitical roots of psychoanalysis and contends that psychoanalytic practices can and should be used to promote social change today. Trotter illustrates how analytic theory and practice can be used to disrupt and transform contemporary American culture. This book is recommended for scholars of psychoanalysis, psychology, race studies, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, and education.

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Situating psychoanalysis as an ethical discipline, Amber M. Trotter articulates a compelling vision of a psychoanalytic ethic that draws upon its radical roots and capacity for disrupting the status quo. Trotter's argument is a clarion call for psychoanalysis to sharpen its 'subversive edge' through increased engagement with issues of structural, economic, and political inequality. This book will be of interest to all who value psychoanalysis and its subversive potential to effect progressive social change.--Karen Starr, New York University; coauthor of A Psychotherapy for the People: Toward a Progressive Psychoanalysis

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Amber Trotter, Psy.D., is private practitioner in Healdsburg and San Francisco.