Culture and Psychoanalysis Books
Psychoanalysis and Ethics
Reinterprets Freud's ideas on the various psychological issues relevant to morality and examines their ethical implications.
The religious and romantic origins of psychoanalysis: Individuation and integration in post-Freudian theory
This work traces the origins of contemporary psychoanalysis back to the foundations of Judaeo-Christian culture, and challenges the prevailing view that modern theories of the self mark a radical... (more)
The Psychoanalytic Mind: From Freud to Philosophy
This work discusses the view that there is no thought - and thus, no meaning - without language, and shows how this concurs with psychoanalytic theory and practice. It covers: the explanation of... (more)
Homographesis: Essays in Gay Literature and Cultural Theory
Uses post-structuralist discourse and Lacanian psychoanalysis to revise and re-articulate the politics of sexuality, discussing issues such as sexual identity, homophobia and feminism. Brings a... (more)
Eros and Civilsization
Uses a combination of psychoanalysis and marxism to examine western culture. Includes a new preface by the Douglas Kellner. (more)
Coming Attractions: The Making of an X-Rated Video
Examines the psychological make-up of the participants in a hard porn video, including performers, writers, directors, producers and technicians. (more)
Lucid Dreaming: The Paradox of Consciousness During Sleep
Relates the experience of lucid dreaming (dreams in which a person becomes aware that they are dreaming) to other states of mind - such as out-of-body experiences - and examines how they can be... (more)
Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Eastern Thought
This book explores the convergence of psychoanalysis and Asian thought. It explores key theoretical issues. What role does paradox play in psychological transformations? How can the oriental emphasis... (more)
Art and Psyche: A Study in Psychoanalysis and Aesthetics
A study in psychoanalysis and aesthetics. 188 pages. (more)
Tragic Drama and the Family: Psychoanalytic Studies from Aeschylus to Beckett
Argues that the link between ancient and modern drama and psychoanalysis is the focus of each upon the family.
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women
A collection of case studies and essays which present new Freudian and post-Freudian psychoanalytic views on how women develop. Contributors look at women who had cold, dominant mothers, at women who... (more)
Anthropology and Psychoanalysis: An Encounter Through Culture
This book examines the interface between anthropology and psychoanalysis, considering its historical context and investigating the distinctive reactions of British, French and American anthropology... (more)
Speculations after Freud: Psychoanalysis, Philosophy and Culture
This collection of essays considers the interrelationship of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and cultural studies, and questions the future of a discipline which has emerged from the intimate experience... (more)
The Spoils of Freedom: Psychoanalysis, Feminism and Ideology after the Fall of Socialism
Presents the difficulties of post-socialist Eastern Europe as a symptom, in which the inherent contradictions of liberal democracy become visible. The author also explores how psychoanalytic theories... (more)
Psychoanalytic Sociology: Second Edition: Two Volumes
This two-volume work presents a selection of articles on the inter-relations between psychoanalysis and sociology. Recent developments are reviewed in a new introductory chapter. Topics include the... (more)
Transitional Objects and Potential Spaces: Literary Uses of D.W.Winnicott
Explores the impact of Winnicott's theories on psychoanalytic literary criticism, focussing on his unique view of object-relations.
Vision in context: Historical and contemporary perspectives on sight
This collection of essays brings together both historical studies and contemporary theoretical perspectives on vision. It seeks to trace the influence of vision on feminism, race, gender, sexual... (more)
Why War?: Psychoanalysis, Politics and the Return to Melanie Klein
Essays on war, the seduction theory, Margaret Thatcher, education, and a call for a radical re-reading of Melanie Klein's work.
Identity, culture and the postmodern world
This text introduces the work of a range of influential contemporary social theorists, including Lacan, Baudrillard, Foucault, Said, Harvey and Haug. It explains their analyses of concepts such as... (more)
Fire in the Dragon and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Geza Roheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide... (more)
Fanon: A critical reader
A critical reader, including key engagements with the thought of Fanon, aimed to encourage the extension of Fanon's ideas across the entire sphere of human studies.
Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Religion: Transference and Transcendence
Argues that religious experiences, doctrines and practices reflect the internalized interpersonal patterns that constitute the self. 144 pages. (more)
Inside out and outside in: An introduction to psychodynamic theories and pathologies in a bio-psycho-social context
Every human life is shaped by the interplay of forces from within and without. This book aims to update psychodynamic approaches by including the biological and social perspectives they often lack.... (more)
Time and Narrative: Volume 3
In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction, and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive... (more)
Time and Narrative: Volume 2
In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction, and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive... (more)
Time and Narrative: Volume 1
In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction, and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive... (more)
Female impersonation
This work attempts a feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. Questions raised include: When - and for whom - is a performance of an identity a... (more)
The Creative Mystique
Through the life stories of women such as Camille Claudel, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Anne Sexton, Suzanne Farrell and others, the author offers insights into the nature of the creative... (more)