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Elkins’ paper takes up two tasks. The first, which will occupy the greater portion of the space, is to identify and elaborate a central motif within Winnicott’s work concerning the centrality of movement (or motility) in the development and organization of the self. Particular attention will be given to the aggressive character of motility and the role of aggression-motility in structuring the relationship between the individual and the world. The second task of the paper is to point to the vital importance of these ideas for the political question of the organization of social life.
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Elkins, J. (2017). Being and Encountering: Movement and Aggression in Winnicott. In: Bowker, M., Buzby, A. (eds) D.W. Winnicott and Political Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57533-3_2
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