1st Edition
Liberation Psychology and Refusal Confronting Capitalist Alienation, Ideology, and Nature
By Nick Malherbe
Copyright 2026
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
To refuse is to assume a stance against that which is. We take up refusal when we push back, disinvest, ignore, and move away from. Although we tend to acknowledge the political character of refusal, the psychological character of our struggles to refuse is often not given requisite attention. Neglecting to grapple with refusal’s psychological components can, however, have fracturing, detrimental... Read more
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Refusing Psychology
Chapter 2: De-Alienation
Chapter 3: De-Alienating Practice
Chapter 4: De-Ideologisation
Chapter 5: De-Ideologising Practice
Chapter 6: De-Naturalisation
Chapter 7: De-Naturalising Practice
Chapter 8: Hope And Melancholy
Index
Biography
Nick Malherbe is a community psychologist interested in violence, visual methods, and discourse. He works with social movements, cultural workers, and young people. He lives in South Africa.
