Critical psychology in Brazil: a sketch of its history between the end of the 20th century and the early 21st century
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2013
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The present paper presents a sketch of the history and development of Critical Psychology in Brazil. The text is
divided into three parts. The first presents a brief characterization of Brazilian reality and the development of
Brazilian Psychology; (b) the second part analyzes the development of Brazilian Critical Psychology in the last
quarter of the 20th century, when proposals for “Alternative Psychology” and “Counter-Psychology” appeared,
as well as their subsequent expansions – very differentiated proposals of “Critical Psychology” concerning the
theory and the practice of Brazilian Psychology. Finally, in the last part of the text, questions and challenges for
“Critical Psychology” are presented, tackling especially: (a) the effective contributions of Brazilian Critical
Psychology to the processes of insurgency against the capitalist social order; (b) how certain concepts and
theoretical proposals contribute fo the denunciation and demystification of existing reality and, thus, enable
emancipatory processes. Support: CNPq.
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Critical psychology, History of psychology, Marxism, Subjectivity
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LACERDA JR, Fernando. Critical psychology in Brazil: a sketch of its history between the end of the 20th century and the early 21st century. Annual Review of Critical Psychology, Manchester, p. 110-149, 2013.