Frederick Douglass, a Psychobiography
Subtitle: Rethinking Subjectivity in the Western Experiment of Democracy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Apr 11, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783319752280
Description: "In the extreme context of the American slavocracy, how do we account for the robust subjectivity and agency of Frederick Douglass? In an environment of extremity, where most contemporary psychological theory suggests the human spirit would be vanquished, how did Frederick Douglass emerge to become one of the most prolific thinkers of the 19th century? To address this question, this book engages in a psychoanalytic examination of all four of Frederick Douglass's autobiographies. Danjuma G. Gibson examines when, how, and why Douglass tells his story in the manner he does, how his story shifts and takes shape with each successive autobiography, and the resulting psychodynamic, pastoral, and practical theological implications"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Frederick Douglass, a Psychobiography: Rethinking Subjectivity in the Western Experiment of Democracy (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)