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Melanie Klein and the Black Mammy

An Exploration of the Influence of the Mammy Stereotype on Klein's Maternal and Its Contribution to the "Whiteness" of Psychoanalysis

Bibliographic Data

ID4577374
AuthorsEmily Green (0000-0002-7070-0534, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume19
Issue3
Pages164-182
Publication date2018-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Gender and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1524-0657 • E-ISSN: 1940-9206
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15240657.2018.1491454
OpenAlexW2889555523
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited27

This article seeks to show the influence of the black mammy stereotype on Melanie Klein’s theorization of the maternal object. It takes as its starting point the underrepresentation of black analys

Black women · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Mathematics · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year1,4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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