70.011 - Professional Ethics, Pedagogy, and Research in the Human Sciences: Psychological Views From the Colonized

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

The legacy of the historical cultural, political, and social marginalization of many African Americans, Latinos, Asian American/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans and other indigenous peoples is manifested in their contemporary lives and illuminated in their psychological and emotional distress. Macrosystemic problems, stemming from long-term and pervasive trauma for these populations, have presented critical issues, such as disproportionate rates of unemployment among adults (especially males), underachievement among school children, health disparities, and secondary effects demonstrated in interpersonal relationships. These symposium papers will highlight how governmental policies have contributed to and, in some cases, spearheaded macroaggressive acts of cultural domination. Most importantly, the presenters will outline ways in which communities have countered these cultural impositions to formulate strategies of resistance.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Cirecie West-Olatunji, Xavier University of Louisiana

Papers

• From Historical Trauma to Psychic Terrorism: Behavioral Sciences' Theft of Humanity - Wade Nobles, San Francisco State University

• Tools of Oppression and Control: Making Them Visible - Edil Torres-Rivera, Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Cirecie West-Olatunji, Xavier University of Louisiana

• Ma’afa, the Black Holocaust: A Discussion of Transgenerational Trauma Symptoms in the Lived Experiences of African American Students as Secondary Effects of Systemic Oppression - Cirecie West-Olatunji, Xavier University of Louisiana

Discussant

• Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Virginia Union University