Andrew Samuels in Conversation with Christopher Jerome Carter
Abstract
Carter:Andrew, for over 20 years, you've been actively involved in political activism.You have written on gender politics, racial bias and anti-Semitism.And you were one who initiated the "Open Letter on Jung and 'Africans'" which was published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy (Samuels et al., 2018), signed by 35 notable individuals from Jungian communities.It continues to have some buzz, both in support, and in less than supportive attitudes.You played a major role in criticizing Jung-criticizing his racism, I should Figure 1.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Jungian Analytical Psychology
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Analytical Psychology
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 144–165
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN