Erica Burman

How does developmental psychology connect with (what used to be called) the developing world? What do cultural representations indicate about the contemporary politics of childhood? How is concern about child sexual exploitation linked to wider... Lire la suite

Bridging childhood studies, pedagogy and educational theory, critical psychology, and postcolonial studies, this unique book reads the role and functions of ‘the child’ and childhood as both cultural motif and as embodied life condition through the... Lire la suite

Burman analisa e organiza as contribuições de Fanon no campo da educação, ressaltando o foco na criação de espaços descolonizados que favoreçam e fortaleçam a resistência em vez de puni-la. Fazer resistência ao mundo em vez de se adaptar a ele.... Lire la suite

What damage does psychology do to people's lives, and what can we do about it? How do we recognise and support resistance? Written by expert practitioners-researchers, this co-authored book explores how psychology legislates on normality and then... Lire la suite

Revindicar la faceta pedagógica de FANON es poco habitual, sin embargo, sus escritos pueden ser de gran ayuda para el pensamiento educativo en un mundo poscolonial. La exposición erudita y minuciosa que Erica BURMAN realiza de la obra de FANON... Lire la suite

In this vital volume, Erica Burman presents a synthesis of her work developed over the past decade. Building from her path-breaking critiques of developmental psychology to the strategy of plural developments, her more recent work elaborates a new... Lire la suite

This book locates internally focused, critical perspectives regarding the social, political, emotional, and mental growth of children. Through the radical openness afforded by psychoanalytic and related frameworks, this volume illuminates, promotes,... Lire la suite

In this completely revised and updated edition, Deconstructing Developmental Psychology interrogates the assumptions and practices surrounding the psychology of child development, providing a critical evaluation of the role and contribution of... Lire la suite

In Psychoanalysis from the Indian Terroir, Manasi Kumar, Anup Dhar, and Anurag Mishra discuss the synergies and diachronic thought that is emblematic of the current psychoanalytic narrative in India and examine what psychoanalysis in India could... Lire la suite