Race, Class, and Liberation at the intersections of Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Thought

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course is a heavily theoretical and discussion-based seminar course for students who are interested in engaging in close readings and conversations addressing the intersections of race, class, and liberatory practices in the context of the psychoanalytic writings of Frantz Fanon, Foluke Taylor, Kimberlyn Leary, Joanna Ryan and many more. This class considers the application of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic thought through the work of psychoanalytic thinkers and practitioners whose work deeply considers issues such as class, race, liberation, and many other arenas beyond the scope of the dominant thinkers of psychoanalytic thought. This class will go beyond the sphere of the individual, to consider the application of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic thought to engage a systemic analysis of power in the various systems of oppression, including racism, classism, ablism, and many others. This is a course where students are encouraged hold space enthusiastic discussion and can hold space for ambiguity, nuance, and thoughtful disagreement.