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Идентитет и смрт субјекта
Identity and Death of the Subject

Author(s): Vitomir Jovanović
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Центар за хуманистичке науке »Синтезис«
Keywords: identity; death of the subject; Foucault; violence; power; ideology; poetry

Summary/Abstract: In this work I have tried to examine implications and eventually ambiguous meaning of Foucault’s “death of the subject” and its effect on concept of identity in the traditional psychology. Trough comparison between psychological and literate discourse, poetry and ideology, I have tried to look back at ideological foundation of unchangeable and “objective” self and to doubt is there linkage between violence/power, identity, language and structure of psychology as a science. I have tried to show that poetry, dreams and madness are able to formulate their own narrative which is opposed to ideology and truth/power, and to form politically more subversive identities.

  • Issue Year: I/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-82
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian