From Countertransference to Social Theory: A Study of Holocaust Thinking in U.S. Business Dress
2000; Wiley; Volume: 28; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/eth.2000.28.3.346
ISSN1548-1352
Autores Tópico(s)Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies
ResumoObserver countertransference is discussed as the nexus of ethnographic knowing. Psychoanalytic approaches are situated in relation to embodiment theory and knowing via the senses. Alongside the official view of managed social change as "nothing personal, just business," U.S. workers draw upon Holocaust imagery to make sense of what is happening to them. Several ethnographic vignettes from the U.S. workplaces constitute the evidential core of the paper. Observer countertransference is seen as a vital instrumentfor comprehending the psychic reality behind the invocation of Holocaust images that are camouflaged by business euphemisms. More broadly, observer countertransference, judiciously used, (1) serves as a bridge between cultural levels (say, individual, workplace, nation) and (2) contributes to the wider interpretation of culture.
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