Apartheid And The Making Of A Black Psychologist

Author : N. C. Manganyi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : 1868148653

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Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist by N. C. Manganyi Pdf

"This intriguing memoir details in a quiet and restrained manner what it meant to be a committed black intellectual activist during the apartheid years and beyond. Few autobiographies exploring the 'life of the mind' and the 'history of ideas' have come out of South Africa, and N Chabani Manganyi's reflections on a life engaged with ideas, the psychological and philosophical workings of the mind and the act of writing are a refreshing addition to the genre of life writing. Starting with his rural upbringing in Mavambe in Limpopo province in the 1940s, Manganyi's life story unfolds at a gentle pace, tracing the twists and turns of his journey from humble beginnings to Yale University in the USA. The author details his work as a clinical practitioner and researcher, as a biographer, as an expert witness in defence of opponents of the apartheid regime and, finally, as a leading educationist in Mandela's Cabinet and in the South African academy. Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist is a book about relationships and the fruits of intellectual and creative labour. In it, Manganyi describes how he used his skills as a clinical psychologist to explore lives both those of the subjects of his biographies and those of the accused for whom he testified in mitigation; his aim always to find a higher purpose and a higher self."--Publisher description.

Author : N. Chabani Manganyi
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781868148639

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Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist by N. Chabani Manganyi Pdf

This intriguing memoir details in a quiet and restrained manner with what it meant to be a committed black intellectual activist during the apartheid years and beyond. Few autobiographies exploring the ‘life of the mind’ and the ‘history of ideas’ have come out of South Africa, and N Chabani Manganyi’s reflections on a life engaged with ideas, the psychological and philosophical workings of the mind and the act of writing are a refreshing addition to the genre of life writing. Starting with his rural upbringing in Mavambe, Limpopo, in the 1940s, Manganyi’s life story unfolds at a gentle pace, tracing the twists and turns of his journey from humble beginnings to Yale University in the USA. The author details his work as a clinical practitioner and researcher, as a biographer, as an expert witness in defence of opponents of the apartheid regime and, finally, as a leading educationist in Mandela’s Cabinet and in the South African academy. Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist is a book about relationships and the fruits of intellectual and creative labour. Manganyi describes how he used his skills as a clinical psychologist to explore lives – both those of the subjects of his biographies and those of the accused for whom he testified in mitigation; his aim always to find a higher purpose and a higher self.

Author : N. Chabani Manganyi
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781776143702

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Being Black in the World by N. Chabani Manganyi Pdf

An annotated edition of a classic text by South Africa's first black psychologist, a collection of essays reflecting on what it meant to be black during the apartheid years Being-Black-in-the-World, one of N. Chabani Manganyi’s first publications, was written in 1973 at a time of global socio-political change and renewed resistance to the brutality of apartheid rule and the emergence of Black Consciousness in the mid-1960s. Manganyi is one of South Africa’s most eminent intellectuals and an astute social and political observer. He has written widely on subjects relating to ethno-psychiatry, autobiography, black artists and race. In 2018 Manganyi’s memoir, Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist was awarded the prestigious ASSAf (The Academy of Science of South Africa) Humanities Book Award. Publication of Being-Black-in-the-World was delayed until the young Manganyi had left the country to study at Yale University. His publishers feared that the apartheid censorship board and security forces would prohibit him from leaving the country, and perhaps even incarcerate him, for being a ‘radical revolutionary’. The book found a limited public circulation in South Africa due to this censorship and original copies were hard to come by. This new edition is an invitation to a younger generation of citizens to engage with early decolonialising thought by an eminent South African intellectual. While the essays in this book are clearly situated in the material and social conditions of that time, they also have a timelessness that speaks to our contemporary concerns regarding black subjectivity, affectivity and corporeality, the persistence of a racial (and racist) order and the possibilities of a renewed de-colonial project. Each of these short essays can be read as self-contained reflections on what it meant to be black during the apartheid years. Manganyi is a master of understatement, and yet this does not stop him from making incisive political criticisms of black subjugation under apartheid. The essays will reward close study for anyone trying to make sense of black subjectivity and the persistence of white insensitivity to black suffering. Ahead of its time, the ideas in this book are an exemplary demonstration of what a thoroughgoing and rigorous de-colonial critique should entail. The re-publication of this classic text is enriched by the inclusion of a foreword and annotation by respected scholars Garth Stevens and Grahame Hayes respectively, and an afterword by public intellectual Njabulo S. Ndebele.

Author : Lionel J. Nicholas,Saths Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082193280

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Psychology & Apartheid by Lionel J. Nicholas,Saths Cooper Pdf

Author : Derek Hook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136495656

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A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial by Derek Hook Pdf

An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplines by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as serious psychological contributions to the theorization of racism and oppression. This approach demonstrates the pertinence of postcolonial thought for critical social psychology and opens up novel perspectives on a variety of key topics in social psychology. These include: the psychology of embodiment and racialization resistance strategies to oppression 'extra-discursive’ facets of racism the unconscious dimension of stereotypes the intersection of psychological and symbolic modalities of power. In addition, the book makes a distinctive contribution to the field of postcolonial studies by virtue of its eclectic combination of authors drawn from anti-apartheid, psychoanalytic and critical social theory traditions, including Homi Bhabha, Steve Biko, J.M. Coetzee, Frantz Fanon, Julia Kristeva, Chabani Manganyi and Slavoj Żiżek. The South African focus serves to emphasize the ongoing historical importance of the anti-apartheid struggle for today’s globalized world. A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial is an invaluable text for social psychology and sociology students enrolled in courses on racism or cultural studies. It will also appeal to postgraduates, academics and anyone interested in psychoanalysis in relation to societal and political issues.

Author : Harriet A. Washington
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767915472

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Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington Pdf

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • The first full history of Black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment. No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read this masterful book. "[Washington] has unearthed a shocking amount of information and shaped it into a riveting, carefully documented book." —New York Times From the era of slavery to the present day, starting with the earliest encounters between Black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, Medical Apartheid details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge—a tradition that continues today within some black populations. It reveals how Blacks have historically been prey to grave-robbing as well as unauthorized autopsies and dissections. Moving into the twentieth century, it shows how the pseudoscience of eugenics and social Darwinism was used to justify experimental exploitation and shoddy medical treatment of Blacks. Shocking new details about the government’s notorious Tuskegee experiment are revealed, as are similar, less-well-known medical atrocities conducted by the government, the armed forces, prisons, and private institutions. The product of years of prodigious research into medical journals and experimental reports long undisturbed, Medical Apartheid reveals the hidden underbelly of scientific research and makes possible, for the first time, an understanding of the roots of the African American health deficit. At last, it provides the fullest possible context for comprehending the behavioral fallout that has caused Black Americans to view researchers—and indeed the whole medical establishment—with such deep distrust.

Author : N. C. Manganyi
Publisher : Bowker-Saur
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015025250765

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Treachery and Innocence by N. C. Manganyi Pdf

Author : Augustine Nwoye
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190932497

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African Psychology by Augustine Nwoye Pdf

This book aims to serve as a foundational text in the emerging field of African psychology, which centers the knowledges and experience of continental African realities and postcolonial concerns in psychology. Drawing from the author's key essays as a leading thinker in the field, African Psychology: The Emergence of a Tradition describes this discipline's meaning and scope, as well as its epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Part I presents the theoretical context for the book, proposing the Madiban tradition as a framework of inclusion for the study of psychology in African universities. Part 2 focuses on the epistemological, methodological, and theoretical perspectives in African psychology. Part 3 of the book introduces the reader to the field of African therapeutics, and Part 4 highlights the healing rituals and practices provided to the traumatised in contemporary Africa. The ultimate objective of the book is to give postcolonial Africans a fresh vision of themselves and their psychology and culture.

Author : Robert L. Williams
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : African American psychologists
ISBN : 9781434396631

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History of the Association of Black Psychologists by Robert L. Williams Pdf

This book, The History of Black Psychologists: Profiles of Outstanding Black Psychologists is about the origins and development of African/Black psychology. It is essentially a sequel to Robert Guthrie's book Even the Rat Was White: a historical view of psychology (1976). Whereas Guthrie's book contains the history of early Black Psychologists (as Drs. Francis Cecil Sumner, Kenneth Clark, and Martin Jenkins to name a few) from 1920 to 1950, this book contains valuable information from the 60's through 2000 about why, where, and when the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) was organized and developed. In addition, the book includes the autobiographical and biographical profiles of the lives, achievements and contributions of nearly 50 outstanding Black psychologists. There are many hard working, dedicated, and educated black men and women professionals whose success stories have not been told. Although their peers and colleagues respect many of these professionals, only a select few have been reported as "outstanding." What is it, then, that qualifies one as being exceptional, above the ordinary and outstanding? It is hard to define in terms of human traits and accomplishments. What is easier is to provide examples rather than explanations of what it means to be outstanding. Such individuals who exemplify the definition of outstanding are many unknown Black Psychologists. This book will present some of these Scholar Activists. It is apparent that the majority of the Black psychologists made it against the odds. Many of these psychologists were born in southern states and had to migrate to northern states to receive a graduate education. For Black achievement is invariably a triumph over odds, a victory over struggle. In order to receive graduate education these psychologists report how they had to overcome the destructive effects of racism. Frequently, they were the only Black students in the graduate program. But they still made

Author : Bhekizizwe Peterson,Makhosazana Xaba,Khwezi Mkhize,Jill Bradbury,Hugo Canham,Victoria J Collis-Buthelezi,Simon Gikandi,Anne-Maria Makhulu,Athambile Masola,Innocentia J Mhlambi,Sikhumbuzo Mngadi,Thando Njovane,Obi Nwakanma,James Ogude,Christopher EW Ouma,Stéphane Robolin,Crain Soudien,Tina Steiner,Thuto Thipe,Andrea Thorpe
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781776147540

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Foundational African Writers by Bhekizizwe Peterson,Makhosazana Xaba,Khwezi Mkhize,Jill Bradbury,Hugo Canham,Victoria J Collis-Buthelezi,Simon Gikandi,Anne-Maria Makhulu,Athambile Masola,Innocentia J Mhlambi,Sikhumbuzo Mngadi,Thando Njovane,Obi Nwakanma,James Ogude,Christopher EW Ouma,Stéphane Robolin,Crain Soudien,Tina Steiner,Thuto Thipe,Andrea Thorpe Pdf

This collection explores the complexities of black existence, and intellectual and cultural life in the work and legacies of centenarian writers, Peter Abrahams, Noni Jabavu, Sibusiso Cyril Lincoln Nyembezi and Es’kia Mphahlele

Author : Mabogo Percy More
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781786609403

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Looking Through Philosophy in Black by Mabogo Percy More Pdf

The book explores Africana existentialism in relation to issues of race, identity, liberation, freedom, alienation, responsibility and bad faith and includes key essays from More's corpus alongside his philosophical memoir.

Author : Sandy Lazarus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319999395

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Power and Identity in the Struggle for Social Justice by Sandy Lazarus Pdf

This compelling example of auto-ethnography follows the journey of a psychologist pursuing her career in apartheid-era South Africa—and reappraising her work and her worldview in the post-apartheid years. The author describes her development of a human rights perspective, rooted in an understanding of power dynamics in contexts of oppression, privilege and inequality, as it evolved from theory to real-life practice in academia and the community. Key themes include embedding core principles of social justice, and of learning and teaching, in community practice and policy work, and maximizing community action and participation in participatory action research. And in addition to her recommendations for ethical practice and professional development, the author’s self-reflexive presentation models necessary steps for readers to take in building their own careers. Among the topics covered: Self-reflections on power relations in community practice. Learning about the decolonial lens. Empowerment as transformative practice. Policy work during post-apartheid years. Developing teaching and learning theories and practices. Power and Identity in the Struggle for Social Justice will act as both an interesting and a valuable resource for people working or planning to work with people in various community contexts. This includes psychologists who practice community psychology, social workers, and other community practitioners, particularly in social development, health, and education settings.

Author : Ato Quayson,Ankhi Mukherjee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009299954

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Decolonizing the English Literary Curriculum by Ato Quayson,Ankhi Mukherjee Pdf

Leading scholars illustrate the necessity and advantages of reforming the English Literary Curriculum from decolonial perspectives.

Author : Abraham Olivier,M. John Lamola,Justin Sands
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438494883

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Phenomenology in an African Context by Abraham Olivier,M. John Lamola,Justin Sands Pdf

African phenomenology is an emerging subfield within the broader domain of African and Africana philosophy. The phenomenological method, with its various approaches to studying the seminal structures and meaning of human experience, has been a cornerstone in the thought of African philosophers such as Paulin Hountondji, Tsenay Serequeberhan, Achille Mbembe, D. A. Masolo, and Mabogo More, as well as proponents of Africana philosophy such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, Lucius Outlaw, and Lewis Gordon. Technically, however, the term "African phenomenology" is not used as widely, or introduced as systematically, as Africana phenomenology. This anthology aims to fill this gap by exploring contributions and challenges to phenomenology in its African context and demonstrating the differences this context makes to the practice of phenomenology. Written by some of the most eminent scholars in the field—including Hountondji, Serequeberhan, Mbembe, More, Gordon, and M. John Lamola—the sixteen original essays here address the relation of African phenomenology to African/Africana philosophy, postcolonial/decolonial discourse, and deliberations within the international phenomenological community.

Author : Sumaya Laher,Kate Cockcroft
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781868149452

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Psychological Assessment in South Africa by Sumaya Laher,Kate Cockcroft Pdf

This book provides an overview of the research related to psychological assessment across South Africa. The thirty-six chapters provide a combination of psychometric theory and practical assessment applications in order to combine the currently disparate research that has been conducted locally in this field. Existing South African texts on psychological assessment are predominantly academic textbooks that explain psychometric theory and provide brief descriptions of a few testing instruments. Psychological Assessment in South Africa provides in-depth coverage of a range of areas within the broad field of psychological assessment, including research conducted with various psychological instruments. The chapters critically interrogate the current Eurocentric and Western cultural hegemonic practices that dominate the field of psychological assessment. The book therefore has the potential to function both as an academic text for graduate students, as well as a specialist resource for professionals, including psychologists, psychometrists, remedial teachers and human resource practitioners.