In
1995, Neil Altman did what few psychoanalysts did or even dared to do:
He brought the theory and practice of psychoanalysis out of the cozy
confines of the consulting room and into the realms of the marginalized,
to the very individuals who this theory and practice often overlooked.
In doing so, he brought together psychoanalytic and social theory, and
examined how divisions of race, class and culture reflect and influence
splits in the developing self, more often than not leading to a negative
self image of the other in an increasingly polarized society. Much
like the original, this second edition of The Analyst in the Inner City
opens up with updated, detailed clinical vignettes and case
presentations, which illustrate the challenges of working within this
clinical milieu. Altman greatly expands his section on race, both in the
psychoanalytic and the larger social world, including a focus on
whiteness which, he argues, is socially constructed in relation to
blackness. However, he admits the inadequacy of such categorizations
and proffers a more fluid view of the structure of race. A brand new
section, Thinking Systematically and Psychoanalytically at the Same
Time, examines the impact of events outside of the public clinic,
whether local or global, on the clinical work itself and the
socio-economic categories of its patients, and vice-versa. Topics in
this section include the APA's relationship to CIA interrogation
practices, group dynamics in child and adolescent psychotherapeutic
interventions, and psychoanalytic views on war and suicide bombing.
Ranging from the day-to-day work in a public clinic in the South Bronx
to considerations of global events far outside the clinic's doors (but
closer than one might think), this book is a timely revision of a
groundbreaking work in psychoanalytic literature, expanding the import
of psychoanalysis from the centers of analytical thought to the margins
of clinical need.
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-13
9780881635003
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91475426
Product Key Features
Author
Neil Altman
Publication Name
The Analyst in the Inner City: Race, Class, and Culture Through a Psychoanalytic Lens