Abstract: | Jane Flax argues that a reciprocal relationship exists between unconscious processes and race/gender domination. She then advances the idea that unless we attend to these unconscious processes, no adequate remedy for the malignant consequences of our current race/gender practices and relations can be devised. Wide-ranging, Flax supports her arguments using a variety of sources, including psychoanalytic theory, feminist theory, political theory, Michel Foucault's writings, President Obama's books and speeches, critical race theory, data on race/gender disparities, and analysis of contemporary ... |
