Lara Sheehi, "From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures" (Pluto Press, 2026)
From New Books in Psychology by Marshall Poe
May 16, 2026 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Dr. Lara Sheehi discusses her book on reimagining psychoanalysis to address the impacts of capitalism and injustice.
Psychoanalysis is rising in popularity, but it’s not helping patients navigate the pressures and harms of modern capitalism. Instead, it continues to enforce oppressive structures, state power, and reactionary politics. In From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (Pluto Press, 2026) Dr. Lara Sheehi reimagines what psychoanalysis could be. She shows how it can help us understand the ways our emotions, relationships, and sense of self are shaped by capitalism, state power, and ongoing injustice, even genocide. Arguing for a new, liberatory psychoanalysis, she calls for us to harness its revolutionary power, from the clinic to the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
People in this episode
Host: Marshall Poe
Guest: Lara Sheehi
Topics covered
- Psychoanalysis
- Capitalism
- Revolutionary Futures
- Emotions
- Social Justice
- Oppressive Structures
Keywords
- Psychoanalysis
- Revolutionary
- Capitalism
- Social Justice
- Emotions
- State Power
- Oppression
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pluto Press
Places: capitalism, state power, genocide
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