On Three Strands of Meaning Associated With the Word Nigger Used During the Course of a Psychoanalytic Treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9233447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald Moss (0009-0004-2533-2543, New York University, corresponding author), Donald B Moss |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 819-842 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2828 • E-ISSN: 2167-4086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2009.tb00414.x |
| PMID | 19685815 |
| OpenAlex | W2035704093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The author presents an overview of recent clinical/theoretical work on the construction of otherness in structured forms of hatred. He then uses clinical material to demonstrate three interwoven strands of meaning attached to the word nigger, a pejorative used frequently by a patient during the course of a psychoanalytic treatment. As used by this patient, one strand is projective and the other essentialist. The author then reflects on his own use of the pejorative in the text--a third strand of meaning he describes as depressive
Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Pejorative · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Word (group theory) · Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |