| #1078023 in Books | 2016-12-04 | Original language:English | 6.18 x.83 x9.21l, | File type: PDF | 240 pages||10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| Breathtaking. Disturbing. Brilliant.|By Parker Johnson|I believe it was Nietzsche who said some crises are so great that only the initiated can speak of them. This book is a masterpiece aimed at further enlightening the initiated into a larger, grand perspective on the individual and collective unconscious at work relating to humanity's inability to address Climate Change wit||'Although this is a densely written text, I found it novel and very thought provoking. It will be of interest to those wishing to apply therapeutic frameworks to wider social issues.'- Anne Gilbert, Gestalt psychotherapist, Therapy Today
In this groundbreaking book, Renee Lertzman applies psychoanalytic theory and psychosocial research to the issue of public engagement and public apathy in response to chronic ecological threats. By highlighting unconscious and affective dimensions of contemporary ecological issues, Lertzman deconstructs the idea that there is a gap between what people care about and what is actually carried out in policy and personal practice. In doing so, she presents an innovative w...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement (Psychoanalytic Explorations) | Renee Lertzman. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
