Anne Aiyegbusi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6742476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne Aiyegbusi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Aiyegbusi |
| SIGNATURE | AIYEGBUSI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Group Analysis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8899-6460 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Racial trauma as an unlaid ghost of empire
The persistence of racism is explored intersectionally, through a personal narrative or herstory, which includes extracts of childhood, professional experiences within forensic mental health services, and in relation to group analytic roles. Reflections are underpinned by two theories; Freud’s seminal theory of trauma as an unlaid ghost and Foulkes’s group analytic premise that human beings are permeated to the core with social context, including…
The white mirror
This is my second article about a form of group mirroring I have called the white mirror. The previous article focused on underpinning theory. This article is practice oriented. I argue that the white mirror is a defensive structure, primarily functioning to prevent white group members, including the conductor(s) from coming face to face with the reality of racism. It mirrors projections in the form of racist stereotypes for black members to inte…
The white mirror
Group analysis privileges the social and political, aiming to address individual distress and ‘disturbance’ within a representation of the context it developed and persists in. Reproducing the presence and impact of racism in groups comes easily while creating conditions for reparation can be complicated. This is despite considerable contributions to the subject of racism by group analysts. By focusing on an unconscious, defensive manoeuvre I hav…
Racial trauma as an unlaid ghost of empire
The persistence of racism is explored intersectionally, through a personal narrative or herstory, which includes extracts of childhood, professional experiences within forensic mental health services, and in relation to group analytic roles. Reflections are underpinned by two theories; Freud’s seminal theory of trauma as an unlaid ghost and Foulkes’s group analytic premise that human beings are permeated to the core with social context, including…
The white mirror
This is my second article about a form of group mirroring I have called the white mirror. The previous article focused on underpinning theory. This article is practice oriented. I argue that the white mirror is a defensive structure, primarily functioning to prevent white group members, including the conductor(s) from coming face to face with the reality of racism. It mirrors projections in the form of racist stereotypes for black members to inte…
The white mirror
Group analysis privileges the social and political, aiming to address individual distress and ‘disturbance’ within a representation of the context it developed and persists in. Reproducing the presence and impact of racism in groups comes easily while creating conditions for reparation can be complicated. This is despite considerable contributions to the subject of racism by group analysts. By focusing on an unconscious, defensive manoeuvre I hav…
Racial trauma as an unlaid ghost of empire
The persistence of racism is explored intersectionally, through a personal narrative or herstory, which includes extracts of childhood, professional experiences within forensic mental health services, and in relation to group analytic roles. Reflections are underpinned by two theories; Freud’s seminal theory of trauma as an unlaid ghost and Foulkes’s group analytic premise that human beings are permeated to the core with social context, including…
Psychology (3 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (2 works) · Racism (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)