Notes on political correctness

Authors

  • Amadeu de Oliveira Weinmann Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
  • Fábio Vacaro Culau Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.12663

Keywords:

political correctness, humor, Freud

Abstract

The article seeks to resume the debate on political correctness (PC), since this is a central issue concerning the struggle over the constitution of the contemporary subject. In this sense, it examines the main criticisms addressed to PC by the reviewed authors, so as to give an account of the current state of this discussion. Following, it focus on the relationship between PC and humor, taking Freudian conceptual elaboration as a reference on the matter. Finally, it analyses some of the conditions for the formation of PC discourse, in order to highlight its limits and possibilities. The hypothesis of this work is that, as much in terms of its theoretical premises as in what concerns its intervention strategies, it is possible – and desirable – to reinvent PC.

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Published

2014-09-10

How to Cite

Weinmann, A. de O., & Culau, F. V. (2014). Notes on political correctness. Studies and Research in Psychology, 14(2), 628–645. https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.12663

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2014): 2º quadrimestre de 2014

Section

Social Psychology

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