Art Psychotherapy Groups in The Hostile Environment of Neoliberalism
This book explores how ‘the hostile environment’ of neoliberalism affects art therapy in Britain. It shows how ambiguity in art and in psychoanalytically understood relationships can enable art psychotherapy groups to engage with class dynamics and aspire to democracy.
The book argues that art therapy needs to become a political practice if it is to resist collusion with a system that marginalises...
This book explores how ‘the hostile environment’ of neoliberalism affects art therapy in Britain. It shows how ambiguity in art and in psychoanalytically understood relationships can enable art psychotherapy groups to engage with class dynamics and aspire to democracy.
The book argues that art therapy needs to become a political practice if it is to resist collusion with a system that marginalises...