Toward Psychologies of Liberation (Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences)

Transformative... Watkins & Shulman should be read by all students of psychology who want to wake up to the possibility that psychology can contribute to global solutions, not problems. Psychology has the potential to unlock world peace, human compassion, and social justice, but we need a new voice, and Toward Psychologies of Liberation is a tremendous start to a better world. I used this book in a senior-level course where students analyzed interview transcripts of victims and advocates in Juarez, Mexico. Watkins and Shulman was a means of bringing students a sense of empowerment over meaningless violence. Bringing students outside the bubble, liberation psychology gives students a foundation to start anew... to think of the world as a place for potential and change. Thanks to this book, my students are transformed into critical thinkers, global thinkers, and individuals who understand their potential to create a just world. This book is my favorite gift for my favorite friends.

This is hands down the best book I have ever read.Watkins and Shulman, here, succinctly articulate the most profound challenges of living facing the world's peoples in the west today. They are a voice for the voiceless and a light in the darkness that is western militarism, consumerism, postcolonial reigns terror.Please, order this book. Order this book for your daughters and your sons. Order this book for humanity. Order this book and read deeply, read authentically, read for your children and your grandchildren. Send copies to politicians and shut down academics who've given up hope. Send copies to your bosses, your employees, your clients, and your therapist. Let these women's voices speak right into your heart. You won't be sorry. I promise you.

This is an invaluable resource that pulls together a wide, and sometimes disconnected, body of scholarship and activism around liberation psychology and social justice issues. It is easy to read, passionately written, and both clear and nuanced in its articulation of concepts and paradigms. I highly recommend it to anyone trying to understand more about this subject, regardless of how well-versed you already are (or aren't)!

One of my favorite books to read. I have given several as gifts. It is written in a very approachable way, yet opens up opportunity for deeply critical thinking and conversation.

Eye opening.

A great book I will go back to. There is a lot to learn on how to bring positive change globally. Great examples are written in it.

Great book

This was a great book. It provides a general but complete analysis of authors and writers in the field of psychology as well as social concerned writers.

Great book for my clinical and community psychology module at uni.

Very nice book thanks.

good book