How Klaus Holzkamp was posthumously turned upside down

Abstract

This article takes the »Grundlegung der Psychologie« as its basis to try to trace the development oft Critical Psychology and Klaus Holzkamp’s influence on this movement. Against the background of the Student Movement that was initiated at the end of the 60s of the last century, the interdependency between the social conditions, which segregated a lot of people and morbidly affected them, the evolvement of critical sciences – including Critical Psychology -, which took responsibilty for those people on a theoretical and practical level, and the remarkable and exemplary contribution of Klaus Holzkamp will be explored. A particular focus will be placed on the collapse of Critical Psychology as a consequence of governmental an scientific repressions. Additionaly, the current discussion about the movement of '68 that was triggered by the 40th anniversery of the student revolt, is challenged. Finally, some special personal notes of the author tackle the emotional left overs of that time.