# Why do we hate? Why do we help? Asylum seekers and ambivalence in contemporary Britain

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Andrew Keefe
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/why-do-we-hate-why-do-we-help-asylum-seekers-and-ambivalence-contemporary)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Psychoanalytic theory illuminates the polarised nature of the asylum debate and the powerful feelings for and against refugees. Historic, literary and clinical examples reveal migration as part of human nature and the unconscious forces revolving around the concept of exile.

## Lectures

1. [Why do we hate? Why do we help? Asylum seekers and ambivalence in contemporary Britain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/why-do-we-hate-why-do-we-help-asylum-seekers-and-ambivalence-contemporary/04d61f77143f) (YouTube)