A. Laurence Rickels
Laurence A. Rickels analyses the condition of "unmourning" in literature, film, philosophy, and psychoanalysis across his collected work of 15 publications, beginning with Aberrations of Mourning (1988). He dislodged this concept from the traditional opposition between successful mourning and melancholia. Psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt School and deconstruction inform his perspective.
The Psychoanalysis of Nazism: Language and the Unconscious in the Third Reich
The Psychoanalysis of Nazism explores the intricate relationship between psychoanalysis, language, and the sociopolitical forces of Nazi Germany.
Through a detailed examination of psychoanalytic... (more)
Who Betrayed John Rittmeister?: A Psychoanalytic Mystery from Nazi Berlin
Who Betrayed John Rittmeister? unravels the mystery of betrayal, resistance, and psychoanalysis in the shadow of Nazi Berlin.
Rickels delves into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding the... (more)