Singing the Blues: Reflections on African American Men, the Emergence of Melancholic Selves, and the Search for Transformational Objects

This article examines the texts of four African American men—Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, and Ta-Nehisi Coates—arguing that each text reflects, in part, the emergence of a melancholic self. This melancholic self arises as a result of internalizing the ubiquitous negative project...

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Main Author: LaMothe, Ryan 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2018]
In: Pastoral psychology
Year: 2018, Volume: 67, Issue: 6, Pages: 655-671
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NBE Anthropology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Melancholia
B Psychoanalysis
B Transformational objects
B James Baldwin
B Ta-Nehisi Coates
B Faith
B Malcolm X
B Martin Luther King Jr
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