Sunil Bhatia's guest appearances

Sunil Bhatia

Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

Last Born In The Wilderness

Johann Hari

Darcia Narvaez

Charles Eisenstein

Noam Chomsky

Kelly Brogan

Brandon Scott

Gerald Horne

Brynn Tannehill

Zach Bush

David O'Hara

Douglas Rushkoff

Lee Camp

Matthew Remski

Jerry Brown

Iain McGilchrist

OwlTail

This is a segment of episode #254 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Decolonizing Psychology: Relegated To The Margins, Our Humanity w/ Sunil Bhatia.” Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/LBWbhatiaLearn more about and purchase Sunil’s books ‘American Karma’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology’: https://bit.ly/313gJcL / https://bit.ly/3eknn2rIn this segment of my interview with Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College, we discuss the processes of an "internalized colonization" that manifest from a globalized, neoliberal socioeconomic system structurally founded on the long-lasting legacies of colonialism and white supremacy. At its root, Western Psychology is colonial. With that in mind, what would a decolonized psychology include and exclude in its framework? As Sunil addresses in his work and in this interview, Psychology, as a social science, has served the Western colonialist project in all its forms. Even as we have entered into a "post-colonial" period over the past century or more, the impacts of colonization on numerous populations around the world are still felt presently, profoundly so. Officially, Western nation-states have abandoned previously defined colonies to self-governance (after centuries of various forms of anti-colonial resistance). As Sunil stated in an interview with Mad in America: “In psychology, the stories of people from the Global South were depicted as a deficient form of humanity, and stories of people of color were relegated to the margins. I saw 356 million Indian youth, a gigantic part of our humanity, missing from the canon of the discipline. Their voice, their realities were erased, and I wanted to start addressing this gap. This motivated me to come up with a decolonizing framework to speak to these absences, to speak to the realities of the people who are the majority of humanity, but largely missing from the field.” (https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY)Sunil Bhatia is an internationally known professor in the field of psychology and human development. He specializes in understanding the development of self and identity within the context of racism, migration, globalization and formation of transnational diasporas. He is currently serving as one of the editors for a special issue on Feminism and Decolonizing Psychology for the journal ‘Feminism and Psychology.’ His Op-Eds have appeared in Psychology Today, OZY, New London Day, Indian Express, Truthout, The Pacific, and U.S. World News and Reports.WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.comPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessDONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcastDROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledropEVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

This is a segment of episode #254 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Decolonizing Psychology: Relegated To The Margins, Our Humanity w/ Sunil Bhatia.” Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://bit.ly/LBWbhatia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LBWbhatia</a> Learn more about and purchase Sunil’s books ‘American Karma’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology’: <a href="https://bit.ly/313gJcL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/313gJcL</a> / <a href="https://bit.ly/3eknn2r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3eknn2r</a> In this segment of my interview with Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College, we discuss the processes of an "internalized colonization" that manifest from a globalized, neoliberal socioeconomic system structurally founded on the long-lasting legacies of colonialism and white supremacy.  At its root, Western Psychology is colonial. With that in mind, what would a decolonized psychology include and exclude in its framework? As Sunil addresses in his work and in this interview, Psychology, as a social science, has served the Western colonialist project in all its forms. Even as we have entered into a "post-colonial" period over the past century or more, the impacts of colonization on numerous populations around the world are still felt presently, profoundly so. Officially, Western nation-states have abandoned previously defined colonies to self-governance (after centuries of various forms of anti-colonial resistance). As Sunil stated in an interview with Mad in America: “In psychology, the stories of people from the Global South were depicted as a deficient form of humanity, and stories of people of color were relegated to the margins. I saw 356 million Indian youth, a gigantic part of our humanity, missing from the canon of the discipline. Their voice, their realities were erased, and I wanted to start addressing this gap. This motivated me to come up with a decolonizing framework to speak to these absences, to speak to the realities of the people who are the majority of humanity, but largely missing from the field.” (<a href="https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY</a>) Sunil Bhatia is an internationally known professor in the field of psychology and human development. He specializes in understanding the development of self and identity within the context of racism, migration, globalization and formation of transnational diasporas. He is currently serving as one of the editors for a special issue on Feminism and Decolonizing Psychology for the journal ‘Feminism and Psychology.’ His Op-Eds have appeared in Psychology Today, OZY, New London Day, Indian Express, Truthout, The Pacific, and U.S. World News and Reports. WEBSITE: <a href="https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com</a> PATREON: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness</a> DONATE: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast</a> DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or <a href="http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop</a> EVERYTHING ELSE: <a href="https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior</a>

Sunil Bhatia: Internalized Colonization & A Decolonized Psychology

[Intro: 9:24 | Book: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr]In this interview, I speak with Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of dozens of articles related to transnational migration, identity and cultural psychology, and is the author of two books, ‘American Karma: Race, Culture and Identity in the Indian Diaspora’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities.’At its root, Western Psychology is colonial. With that in mind, what would a decolonized psychology include and exclude in its framework? As Sunil addresses in his work and in this interview, Psychology, as a social science, has served the Western colonialist project in all its forms. Even as we have entered into a "post-colonial" period over the past century or more, the impacts of colonization on numerous populations around the world are still felt presently, profoundly so. Officially, Western nation-states have abandoned previously defined colonies to self-governance (after centuries of various forms of anti-colonial resistance). But, the processes of an "internalized colonization" continue to manifest from a globalized, neoliberal socioeconomic system that is structurally founded on the long-lasting legacies of colonialism and white supremacy. As Sunil stated in an interview with Mad in America: “In psychology, the stories of people from the Global South were depicted as a deficient form of humanity, and stories of people of color were relegated to the margins. I saw 356 million Indian youth, a gigantic part of our humanity, missing from the canon of the discipline. Their voice, their realities were erased, and I wanted to start addressing this gap. This motivated me to come up with a decolonizing framework to speak to these absences, to speak to the realities of the people who are the majority of humanity, but largely missing from the field.” (https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY)Sunil Bhatia is an internationally known professor in the field of psychology and human development. He specializes in understanding the development of self and identity within the context of racism, migration, globalization and formation of transnational diasporas. He is currently serving as one of the editors for a special issue on Feminism and Decolonizing Psychology for the journal ‘Feminism and Psychology.’ His Op-Eds have appeared in Psychology Today, OZY, New London Day, Indian Express, Truthout, The Pacific, and U.S. World News and Reports.Episode Notes:- Learn more about Sunil and his work: https://bit.ly/3114OMJ- Learn more about and purchase his books ‘American Karma’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology’: https://bit.ly/313gJcL / https://bit.ly/3eknn2r- Listen and read his interview with Mad in America: https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY- The song featured in this episode is "Pre-Memory Circle" by Rejoicer from the album Spiritual Sleaze: https://youtu.be/M_rGBgmvcT4WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.comPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessDONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcastDROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledropEVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

[Intro: 9:24 | Book: <a href="http://bit.ly/ORBITgr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ORBITgr</a>] In this interview, I speak with Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of dozens of articles related to transnational migration, identity and cultural psychology, and is the author of two books, ‘American Karma: Race, Culture and Identity in the Indian Diaspora’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities.’ At its root, Western Psychology is colonial. With that in mind, what would a decolonized psychology include and exclude in its framework? As Sunil addresses in his work and in this interview, Psychology, as a social science, has served the Western colonialist project in all its forms. Even as we have entered into a "post-colonial" period over the past century or more, the impacts of colonization on numerous populations around the world are still felt presently, profoundly so. Officially, Western nation-states have abandoned previously defined colonies to self-governance (after centuries of various forms of anti-colonial resistance). But, the processes of an "internalized colonization" continue to manifest from a globalized, neoliberal socioeconomic system that is structurally founded on the long-lasting legacies of colonialism and white supremacy.  As Sunil stated in an interview with Mad in America: “In psychology, the stories of people from the Global South were depicted as a deficient form of humanity, and stories of people of color were relegated to the margins. I saw 356 million Indian youth, a gigantic part of our humanity, missing from the canon of the discipline. Their voice, their realities were erased, and I wanted to start addressing this gap. This motivated me to come up with a decolonizing framework to speak to these absences, to speak to the realities of the people who are the majority of humanity, but largely missing from the field.” (<a href="https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY</a>) Sunil Bhatia is an internationally known professor in the field of psychology and human development. He specializes in understanding the development of self and identity within the context of racism, migration, globalization and formation of transnational diasporas. He is currently serving as one of the editors for a special issue on Feminism and Decolonizing Psychology for the journal ‘Feminism and Psychology.’ His Op-Eds have appeared in Psychology Today, OZY, New London Day, Indian Express, Truthout, The Pacific, and U.S. World News and Reports. Episode Notes: - Learn more about Sunil and his work: <a href="https://bit.ly/3114OMJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3114OMJ</a> - Learn more about and purchase his books ‘American Karma’ and ‘Decolonizing Psychology’: <a href="https://bit.ly/313gJcL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/313gJcL</a> / <a href="https://bit.ly/3eknn2r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3eknn2r</a> - Listen and read his interview with Mad in America: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Ni6XeY</a> - The song featured in this episode is "Pre-Memory Circle" by Rejoicer from the album Spiritual Sleaze: <a href="https://youtu.be/M_rGBgmvcT4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/M_rGBgmvcT4</a> WEBSITE: <a href="https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com</a> PATREON: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness</a> DONATE: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast</a> DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or <a href="http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop</a> EVERYTHING ELSE: <a href="https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior</a>

#254 | Decolonizing Psychology: Relegated To The Margins, Our Humanity w/ Sunil Bhatia

Sunil Bhatia is a professor and chair of the Department of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of two books and over 50 articles and book chapters. He has received numerous awards for his work in the field of decolonizing psychology, cultural psychology, and qualitative methods and for  studies of migrant and racial identities. Most recently, his second book,  Decolonizing psychology: Globalization, social justice, and Indian youth identities,received the 2018 William James book award from the American Psychological Association APA). The movement to decolonize psychology is led by interdisciplinary scholars demanding a move away from the  biomedical model of mental health and its colonial roots, especially in the Global South. Bhatia has been  writing about these issues for over two decades and has often encountered resistance for speaking against mainstream voices. He is now one of the foremost experts in the field of decolonial studies. His work asks vital questions: Who decides what psychology should study? How do economic and social systems influence psychology? Is it possible to address economic inequality and social issues in  psychotherapy? Does psychology speak of people, about people, or does it try to speak for them?

Sunil Bhatia is a professor and chair of the Department of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of two books and over 50 articles and book chapters. He has received numerous awards for his work in the field of decolonizing psychology, cultural psychology, and qualitative methods and for <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/10/conflicts-result-globalizing-euro-american-psychology-india/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> studies</a> of migrant and racial identities. Most recently, his second book, <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/decolonizing-psychology-9780199964727?cc=in&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Decolonizing psychology</a>: Globalization, social justice, and Indian youth identities,received the 2018 William James book award from the American Psychological Association APA). The movement to decolonize psychology is led by interdisciplinary scholars demanding a move away from the <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/03/moving-away-biomedical-model-global-mental-health/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> biomedical model</a> of mental health and its colonial roots, especially in the Global South. Bhatia has been <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/10/conflicts-result-globalizing-euro-american-psychology-india/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> writing</a> about these issues for over two decades and has often encountered resistance for speaking against mainstream voices. He is now one of the foremost experts in the field of decolonial studies. His work asks vital questions: Who decides what psychology should study? How do economic and social systems influence psychology? Is it possible to address economic inequality and social issues in <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/04/guidelines-decolonizing-psychotherapy-australia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> psychotherapy</a>? Does psychology speak of people, about people, or does it try to speak for them?