@inbook{86571634e8904369b71794da694cc1b7,
title = "“We are not free, admit it... but we cling onto tomorrow”: Imagination as a Tool for Coping in Disempowering Situations",
abstract = "This chapter discusses the role of imagination as a higher mental function that facilitates coping in disempowering social settings. It builds on Carlos Cornejo{\textquoteright}s (this volume) account on the cultural history of imagination and the development of the concept from that of delusion to that of reason and intellect. The focus will be on how imagination is essential to humans{\textquoteright} adaptation through the life course, looking at the capacity to temporarily disengage from what is and imagine what might be and its implication on coping and resilience. The topic will be discussed using empirical data from the social context of Egypt post 2011 revolution looking at how imagination is expressed in letters written by political prisoners.",
keywords = "Imagination, Coping, Revolution",
author = "Awad, {Sarah H.}",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-68123-710-7",
series = "Niels Bohr Professorship Lectures in Cultural Psychology",
publisher = "Information Age Publishing",
pages = "267--281",
editor = "Brady Wagoner and {Bresc{\'o} de Luna}, Ignacio and Awad, {Sarah H.}",
booktitle = "The Psychology of Imagination:",
address = "United States",
}