Psychoanalysis and Reproductive Justice
Reflections on Dobbs and the Possibilities of Psychoanalytic Political Praxis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21308348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikol G Alexander-Floyd (0000-0002-5473-5243, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 12-22 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-7530 • E-ISSN: 2330-9091 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00107530.2023.2241975 |
| OpenAlex | W4386369129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This essay addresses the aftermath of Dobbs, the Supreme Court Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, by looking to what can be learned from other countries, specifically psychoanalytically-informed praxis. Focusing on the role of psychoanalysts in particular, and psychoanalysis, more generally, in Argentina, I make the case for a psychoanalytic political praxis. This engages a Black feminist commitment to reproductive justice, a more expansive frame for politics that can embrace intersectional aims across a range of policy issues connected to the human right to have or to not have children, in a social and political context that supports the common good and facilitates human and environmental flourishing. In doing so, I highlight psychoanalysis’s somewhat hidden history of political commitment and engagement, particularly in terms of the interpersonal approach. I argue that only a sustained commitment from progressive forces, including among those in psychoanalysis, can forestall the further encroachment of authoritarian, anti-democratic forces operating in the US
Context (archaeology) · Economic Justice · Feminism · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |