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The implications of engagement : postmodernism, psychoanalysis and pedagogy

The purpose of this study is to give an overview of the writings on postmodernism and explores a number of different postmodern constructs. Postmodernism's insistence on the decentred and fragmented nature of the human subject is investigated and challenged. A psychoanalytic solution to the postmodern impasse is suggested and as such, the thesis argues for a reading of a mutual entanglement between postmodernism and psychoanalytic theory and practice by demonstrating their reciprocal influences and strengths. This 'solution' is illustrated by examining an object relations case study of a fragmented postmodern subject. A final chapter explores possible implications of the postmodern debate for educational theory.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.21228
Date January 1999
CreatorsKriegler, Diane.
ContributorsWood, E. (advisor)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Arts (Department of Culture and Values in Education.)
RightsAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
Relationalephsysno: 001654946, proquestno: MQ50533, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.

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