Blacks and Jews on the couch : psychoanalytic reflections on Black-Jewish conflict / edited by Alan Helmreich and Paul Marcus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Helmreich, Alan, 1974-

Marcus, Paul, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Relations with Jews--Psychological aspects.

African Americans.

Psychoanalysis--Social aspects--United States.

Psychoanalysis.

Psychoanalysis--Social aspects.

African Americans--Relations with Jews.

Psychological aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.

Summary:

Untangles the frequently unacknowledged passions--the rage, envy and fear that drive Black-Jewish conflict, and offers practical interventions for building bridges and reducing Black-Jewish tensions.

Contents:

Introduction: Black-Jewish Conflict / Alan Helmreich, Paul Marcus 1

1. Time Line of Black-Jewish Relations / Alan Helmreich, Paul Marcus 15

2. Black-Jewish Conflict and the Regions of the Mind / Alan Helmreich, Paul Marcus 29

3. If I Am You, Then You Are ... Fake / C. Fred Alford 51

4. Black Liberation and the Jewish Question / E. Victor Wolfenstein 65

5. Black Myths and Black Madness: Is Black Antisemitism Different? / Mortimer Ostow 85

6. Ruptures in Time: The Branch That Holds the Fork in African American and Jewish American History / Maurice Apprey, Howard F. Stein 103

7. "Unlearning Racism" at Women's Music Festivals / Cynthia Burack, Bonnie J. Morris 121

8. Speaking the Unspeakable / Aisha Abbasi 133

9. Sharing the Mark of Cain: The Jewish and African American Communities in America / A. Michele Morgan 149

10. The Conflict Between Blacks and Jews: A Lacanian Analysis / Mark Bracher 165

11. Black-Jewish Relations: A Social and Mythic Alliance / Lee Jenkins 189

12. Some Practical Psychoanalytically Informed Suggestions for Communal Leaders for Improving Black-Jewish Relations / Alan Helmreich, Paul Marcus 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275956660

OCLC:

38890792