“The state in which the ideas existed before being made conscious is called by us repression, and we assert that the force which instituted the repression and maintains it is perceived as resistance during the work of analysis.” MadeIdeasStatesForceConsciousResistanceAnalysisRepression Book:Major Works Source: Major Works
“There is no doubt that the resistance of the conscious and unconscious ego operates under the sway of the pleasure principle: it seeks to avoid the unpleasure which would be produced by the liberation of the repressed.” Would BePleasurePrinciplesDoubtEgoConsciousResistanceLiberationNo DoubtUnconsciousRepressedConscious And Unconscious Book:Beyond the Pleasure Principle Source: Beyond the Pleasure Principle
“To challenge norms, presuppositions, practices in communities across this country - where the unconscious valorization and celebration of whiteness and conscious resistance to trying to grapple with black and brown and other peoples of color's ideas and identities - makes a huge difference.” TryingIdeasCountryBlackCommunityChallengesDifferencesPracticeIdentityColorHugeConsciousResistanceUnconsciousBrownCelebrationNormWhiteness Author:Michael Eric Dyson