De‐ideologization, liberation psychology, and the place of contradiction

In following Marxist and psychoanalytic theory, we can understand ideologies as social processes that obscure the contradictions (i.e., how an object is not at one with itself) inherent to individual subjectivity structures. Despite claiming be non-ideological, mainstream psychology has, throughout its history, served ideological interests of elite classes (e.g., by pathologizing political resistance). Working within liberation paradigm, I attempt in this article elaborate on notion de-ideologization politically committed retrieval people's experiences beyond reference points classes) through a consideration contradiction. To do this, explore connect contradiction re-symbolization, solidarity-making, mobilizing progressive ideologies. Considered together, these three allow us use interlocking currents oppression, divergent visions emancipation, development insurgent subjectivities, building intersectional socialist politics. conclusion, consider some directions theoretical praxis-oriented work may take, well paths it wish avoid.