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Travel and Movement in Clinical Psychology, The World Outside the Clinic
Desai M. Travel and Movement in Clinical Psychology, The World Outside the Clinic. 2018 DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-57174-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical psychologyMartin Luther KingSubfields of psychologyDr. Martin Luther KingEdmund HusserlMahatma GandhiMental health workIntercultural journeyPsychological scienceSocial justiceRacial justiceBook positionsSociopolitical contextPsychologyJusticeBookEnvironmental justiceHealth workWorldSciencePublic mental healthBuddhismHusserlThinkersMental healthPerspectives (of People of Color) on Psychological Science: Does Psychological Science Listen?
Desai M, Laubscher L, Johnson S. Perspectives (of People of Color) on Psychological Science: Does Psychological Science Listen? Review Of General Psychology 2022, 27: 155-163. DOI: 10.1177/10892680221118038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological sciencePattern of neglectPeople of colorTradition of communityBroader historyFrantz FanonHistorical originsDr. KingFoundational influenceProfound meditationReconciliation processRacismCollective actorsPsychologyPerspectives of peopleLongstanding inequitiesScientific dynamicsSciencePerspectiveFanonKingBuddhismPeopleTraditionScholarship
2013
Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon
Desai M. Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon. Theory & Psychology 2013, 24: 58-75. DOI: 10.1177/0959354313511869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological investigationNexus of PsychologyPsychological insightsPsychologySociopolitical onesPresent paper buildsStyle of analysisSocial problemsMultiple perspectivesEssential momentPhenomenological readingPaper buildsCritical praxisStyleHuman liberationPraxisReadingPhenomenologistsMeaningTheoristsFrantz FanonExperienceRacismResearchEssential structure