White Privilege: Psychoanalytic Perspectives looks at race and the significant role it plays in society and in clinical practice. "Altman has the rare gift of being a sophisticated psychoanalytic thinker who writes in a personal voice, conversational tone, and jargon-free accessible language. He has developed "binocular vision" enabling him to apprehend the connections between the intrapsychic and the social, cultural surround. His reflections on white privilege and its associated defensive evasions and disavowals enhance our capacities to see ourselves and others more clearly." James Barron, PhD. Chair, Section of the Psychoanalyst in the Community, Department of Psychoanalytic Education, American Psychoanalytic Association "Dr. Neil Altman:?Brave. Bold.?Honest.?Authentic.?As a psychoanalyst?who is?African-Caribbean?American, I am struck by how,?once again,?Dr. Altman?has done the exceptional?as in his classic?The Analyst in the Inner City.?He takes us?on?a journey of the evolving self as relational and?uncovers?the power of a psychoanalytic?theoretical?lens and the empiricism of?psychoanalysis?in practice?to?examine ourselves. He exploresour racialized thinking and acting,?white AND black, in perhaps one of the most controversial contexts: White Privilege. Living?inside this?conjoined and shared historical,?socially-embedded and -constructed?context?of racism,?dating?back to slavery, he?urges?white folks?(and also people of color)?through?the?psychoanalytic process?to learn to STAY with?the?deeply disturbing?aspects of this relational self, to?"own"?awareness of what is uncovered?("splitting",?"shame and guilt") in order to come out on the other side with greater empathy and insight regarding our prejudices and the unwitting promulgation of racism.? Like?the analyst engaged in the?treatment hour, all?along the way in?White Privilege,?Dr. Altman?stops to?pause?and reflect on his?ability to see clearly the landscape of privilege, his limitations as?a white person.?Moreover,?in this extraordinary thoughtful endeavor,?by the end he?still wonders with us and recognizes that?certain of?his?own?blind spots inevitably remain,?and in doing so,?Dr. Altman values?the psychoanalytic?process,?as an ideal way to?welcome?us all?into a new?evolving?conversation with ourselves?to be?broken?open from inside to outside,?intra-psychically?to?interpersonally. "?? Paula Christian Kliger, PhD, ABPP is?a?clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst?in clinical and organizational consultation practice