Freud Upside Down: African American Literature and Psychoanalytic Culture

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© 2010 by Badia Sahar Ahad All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ahad, Badia Sahar. Freud upside down : African American literature and psychoanalytic culture / Badia Sahar Ahad. p. cm. — (The new Black studies series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03566-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. 2. African Americans in literature. 3. Psychology in literature. 4. Psychoanalysis in literature. 5. Race in literature. 6. Race—Psychological aspects. 7. African Americans— Psychology. 8. Psychoanalysis and literature—United States. I. Title. ps153.n5a398   2010 810'.9352996073019—dc22   2010016581 To Ma (1953–2007) ...