Book contents
- Unseen City
- Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture
- Unseen City
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: “The Poverty of Philosophy” – A Critique of Psychoanalytic Knowledge and Power
- Part I London
- Part II Mumbai
- Chapter 3 Slums and the Postcolonial Uncanny
- Chapter 4 Psychoanalysis of the Oppressed, a Practice of Freedom: Free Clinics in Urban India
- Part III New York
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
Chapter 4 - Psychoanalysis of the Oppressed, a Practice of Freedom: Free Clinics in Urban India
from Part II - Mumbai
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2021
Book contents
- Unseen City
- Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture
- Unseen City
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: “The Poverty of Philosophy” – A Critique of Psychoanalytic Knowledge and Power
- Part I London
- Part II Mumbai
- Chapter 3 Slums and the Postcolonial Uncanny
- Chapter 4 Psychoanalysis of the Oppressed, a Practice of Freedom: Free Clinics in Urban India
- Part III New York
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
This chapter looks at free clinics in three Indian cities, namely Benguluru, Chennai, and Kolkata, looking at the training and deployment of “barefoot researchers” drawn from the community and sent back to the community. I examine the case studies in detail to weigh the benefits and disadvantages of these free clinic initiatives.
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- Unseen CityThe Psychic Lives of the Urban Poor, pp. 129 - 160Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021