Whiteness at the Abyss: A Lacanian Reading of 'White Anxiety'

by Derek Hook

'Whiteness' is an omnipresent term within research on race and racism. This book differs from existing conceptualizations by adopting a psychoanalytic approach and by directing its attention to a particular socio-historical instantiation of whiteness--the investments, fantasies and fears apparent within (post)apartheid South African contexts. It foregrounds the notion of 'white anxiety', which is conceptualized not only via notions of psychical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031785088
• ISBN13: 9783031785085
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 126 Pages