A new and updated exploration of large-group psychology from world-renowned psychoanalyst Dr Vamik D. Volkan. This timely book investigates the underlying psychology of the societal divisions occurring in the world and includes the author’s personal observations and experiences of racism as a ‘voluntary immigrant’ to the US over six decades ago. Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal … Continue reading Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal Divisions, Narcissistic Leaders, and Who We Are Now
Desk Review Report: Mapping Approaches to Healing the Wounds of Slavery
Supported by the UNESCO Slave Route Project, the GHFP has completed a Desk Review aimed at mapping meaningful approaches to healing the wounds of slavery. The Desk Review draws on a conception of healing wounds that perceives the wound of trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery as systematic dehumanisation. This in turn highlights the imperative of … Continue reading Desk Review Report: Mapping Approaches to Healing the Wounds of Slavery
Remembering the unremembered: A Key to Healing
In her review of Toni Morrison's book "Beloved", Dr Scherto Gill suggests that one of the book's features be that it allows us to remember the unremembered, and reminds us of the need to face the oppressed collective memories of slavery. Without embracing these memories, the unremembered continues to hold our societies, and we live … Continue reading Remembering the unremembered: A Key to Healing
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