Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy [Paperback]

Susan Hogan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0415148405 | ISBN-13: 978-0415148405

This book provides a comprehensive survey of women's issues within art therapy. The contributors explore:
* women's mental health
* the interaction between popular culture and the representation of women in psychiatric discourse
* the socio-political dimensions of women's lives
Case studies cover a selection of topics including assertiveness, empowerment, sexuality and childbirth, as well as issues around class, race and age.
Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy helps art therapists develop gender-aware practice, and illustrates to women in general what art therapy has to offer them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is an accomplished, well researched, well referenced book on feminist art therapy ... it is possible to dive into it anywhere and find riches of relevance to daily life as a female art therapist. It expresses the richness of texture that is feminism at work. - Beverly Ann Acourt in Inscape

While remaining accessible and fascinating to the layperson, this book presents a serious challenge to outdated appraoches to womens healthcare ... nothing could debunk New Feminist proclamations that its time to separate the personal from the political more thoroughly than a book like this. - Make

About the Author

Susan Hogan is Senior Lecturer in Art Therapy at the University of Derby's Institute of Health and Community Studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (September 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415148405
• ISBN-13: 978-0415148405
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,081,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)