Decolonizing Psychoanalysis: Intersections of the Interior and Exterior

About this episode

An intimate conversation exploring the decolonization of psychoanalytic discourses through the experiences of esteemed guests.

Join us for this intimate and intellectual conversation between Dr. Gail Lewis and Dr. Lara Sheehi, both of whom are esteemed authors, activists, psychoanalytic therapists, and professors as they engage each others’ stories about how their commitments to the decolonization of psychoanalytic discourses evolved. Our guests offer cogent social and clinical critiques that offer a way through painful lived experiences of otherness and alienation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Dr Gail Lewis, Dr Lara Sheehi

Topics covered

• decolonization
• psychoanalysis
• social critique
• otherness
• alienation

Keywords

• intellectual conversation
• activism
• clinical critiques

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Decolonizing Psychoanalysis: Intersections of the Interior and Exterior

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