Individuation and Liberty in a Globalized World : Psychosocial Perspectives on Freedom After Freedom

"What is the best way to understand the narratives of self-identity at the beginning of the 21st century? This interdisciplinary collection brings together perspectives from analytical psychology, sociology, psychiatry, psychosocial studies and psychoanalysis to consider questions about individuation and freedom in our disconnected world. The contributors discuss the meaning of, and need for, individuation in individualized and liquid societies. The book begins with a comparison of three approaches: C.G. Jung's individuation, Ulrich Beck's individualization, and Zygmunt Bauman's liquidity. This sets the tone for further consideration of topics including guilt, social media, global nomads, and surveillance. Theoretical reflections are enhanced by clinical material, and the book emphasises the connections between sociology and psychoanalysis, offering significant insights into the importance of psychosocial approaches. This timely work will be of great interest to academics and scholars of psychosocial studies, Jungian studies, sociology and politics"-- Provided by publisher What is the best way to understand the narratives of self-identity at the beginning of the 21st century? This interdisciplinary collection brings together perspectives from analytical psychology, sociology, psychiatry, psychosocial studies, and psychoanalysis to consider questions about individuation and freedom in our unhinged world. The contributors discuss the meaning of, and need for, individuation in individualized and liquid societies. The book begins with a comparison of three approaches: C.G. Jung’s individuation, Ulrich Beck’s individualization, and Zygmunt Bauman’s liquidity. This sets the tone for further consideration of topics, including guilt, social media, global nomads, and surveillance. Theoretical reflections are enhanced by clinical material, and the book emphasizes the connections between sociology and psychoanalysis, offering significant insights into the importance of psychosocial approaches. This timely work will be of great interest to academics and scholars of psychosocial studies, Jungian studies, sociology, and politics. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Contributors 10 Preface 16 Introduction: Absolute Freedom is ‘Freedom After Freedom’ 18 1 Dreaming Your Future. Dreaming Your Freedom 32 2 In Defense of the Freedoms of the Self 47 3 The Paradox of Metaphor 57 4 The Fall of the Berlin Wall: Complex Theory and the Numinous in the Development of History (a neo-Jungian Approach) 74 5 The Impossibility of Freedom: From Psychoanalytical Conceptions to Political Objections 90 6 Individuation, Textuality, and Sexuality in Ursula Le Guin’s Lavinia 109 7 Mysterium Dissociationis: The Masculine in Crisis Towards New Forms of Thought and Relationship 125 8 False Start: A neo-Jungian Critique of Self-Help 147 9 Natality, Individuation and Generative Social Action: From Amor Mundi to Social Generativity 168 10 ‘Roots in a Pot’: The Identity Conundrum in Global Nomads 182 11 The Necessity of Guilt: A Freeing Movement of the Soul Towards Individuation 200 12 Floating and Taking Root: Individuation in Contemporary Traumatic Conditions 212 13 Paranoia, Politics and the Tyranny of the Identical: Is there Civilization in the Transitions we are Crossing? 232 14 The Applicability of Analytical Psychology in China: How a Western Psychological Lens Might be Adapted in the East 239 Index 258 Carl,Jung;,psychological,studies;,psychiatry;,psychological,theory;,sociology;,Ulrich,Beck;,Zygmunt,Bauman Carl Jung,psychological studies,psychiatry,psychological theory,sociology,Ulrich Beck,Zygmunt Bauman