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An African American ‐ Native American analyst‐in‐training’s first‐hand reflections. A call for the Iaap to publicly denounce (but not erase) the White supremacist writings of C.G. Jung

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ID8983274
AuthorsChristopher J Carter (0000-0002-6413-5284, New York, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume66
Issue1
Pages70-92
Publication date2021-01-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-5922.12657
PMID33464585
OpenAlexW3122133939
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

This article provides an African American-Native American analyst-in-training's first-hand reflections on Jung's firm depiction of Blacks of African descent and America's First Nations People (the Red man) as inferior, through a theory of primitivity that unveils Jung's belief in and support of White supremacy. With no intended disrespect or neglect intended toward America's First Nations, this article focuses primarily on Jung's apparent disdain for Blacks (the Negro). Utilizing writings from Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois and Na'im Akbar, this article highlights ways in which Jung's biases align with the White supremacist perspective of the Negro as a problem, detrimental to social order. The paper concludes with an Appendix which outlines a call to the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) to take corrective action and to publicly denounce those facets of Jung's writings that diverge from the core of his theory and that promote toxic attitudes of bigotry, perhaps discouraging many people of colour from enrolling in analytic training

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Citations per year0.6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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