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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Claudie Massicotte (Independent Scholar, Independent Scholar, Learning Designer)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.395kg ISBN: 9780197680018ISBN 10: 0197680011 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 18 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: Hélène, or the Ghosts of Depth Psychology Chapter 1. Bodies Ventriloquizing Agency: Magic Dolls and Spiritualist Authorship Chapter 2. Desire Bearing, Authoring, and the Symbolizations of Excess in Psychoanalysis Chapter 3. Languages Extra-Planetary Signs and the Haunted Origins of Modern Linguistics Chapter 4. Creativity The Muse of Surrealism: Automatism and the Creative Unconscious Conclusion: The Enchanted Unconscious Bibliography IndexReviewsThis book is a rich, sensitive, and thought-provoking work that sheds new light on the role of female mediums and patients in the construction of psychological discourses. As Massicotte points out, Hélène Smith was not only a gifted medium, but also an active and creative contributor to contemporary scientific theories on the unconscious. This is an accurate and engaging account of the story of this extraordinary woman, her influence on scientists and artists, and her indispensable role in the history of psychology. * Júlia Gyimesi, Head of Department, Department of Personality and Clinical Psychology, Pázmány Péter Catholic University * During her career as a medium in the late nineteenth century, Hélène Smith wrote poems, invented languages, developed herself as all-round artist, and even travelled—in her astral body—to other planets. Now, this example of female creativity, who lived at a time when only men were considered geniuses, is finally getting the spotlight she deserves. Massicotte's thoughtful study of this surrealist role model contributes significantly to the histories of psychoanalysis and of modern occultism. Telling Smith's story, it also sheds light on the gender dynamics at play in the modern discovery of the unconscious and the complexity of authorship both overcome and deepened, paradoxically, by creative women mediums. * Tessel M. Bauduin, author of Surrealism and the Occult: Occultism and Western Esotericism in the Work and Movement of André Breton * This book is a rich, sensitive, and thought-provoking work that sheds new light on the role of female mediums and patients in the construction of psychological discourses. As Massicotte points out, Helene Smith was not only a gifted medium, but also an active and creative contributor to contemporary scientific theories on the unconscious. This is an accurate and engaging account of the story of this extraordinary woman, her influence on scientists and artists, and her indispensable role in the history of psychology. * Julia Gyimesi, Head of Department, Department of Personality and Clinical Psychology, Pazmany Peter Catholic University * During her career as a medium in the late nineteenth century, Helene Smith wrote poems, invented languages, developed herself as all-round artist, and even travelled-in her astral body-to other planets. Now, this example of female creativity, who lived at a time when only men were considered geniuses, is finally getting the spotlight she deserves. Massicotte's thoughtful study of this surrealist role model contributes significantly to the histories of psychoanalysis and of modern occultism. Telling Smith's story, it also sheds light on the gender dynamics at play in the modern discovery of the unconscious and the complexity of authorship both overcome and deepened, paradoxically, by creative women mediums. * Tessel M. Bauduin, author of Surrealism and the Occult: Occultism and Western Esotericism in the Work and Movement of Andre Breton * This book is a rich, sensitive, and thought-provoking work that sheds new light on the role of female mediums and patients in the construction of psychological discourses. As Massicotte points out, H'el`ene Smith was not only a gifted medium, but also an active and creative contributor to contemporary scientific theories on the unconscious. This is an accurate and engaging account of the story of this extraordinary woman, her influence on scientists and artists, and her indispensable role in the history of psychology. * J'ulia Gyimesi, Head of Department, Department of Personality and Clinical Psychology, P'azm'any P'eter Catholic University * During her career as a medium in the late nineteenth century, H'el`ene Smith wrote poems, invented languages, developed herself as all-round artist, and even travelledDLin her astral bodyDLto other planets. Now, this example of female creativity, who lived at a time when only men were considered geniuses, is finally getting the spotlight she deserves. Massicotte's thoughtful study of this surrealist role model contributes significantly to the histories of psychoanalysis and of modern occultism. Telling Smith's story, it also sheds light on the gender dynamics at play in the modern discovery of the unconscious and the complexity of authorship both overcome and deepened, paradoxically, by creative women mediums. * Tessel M. Bauduin, author of Surrealism and the Occult: Occultism and Western Esotericism in the Work and Movement of Andr'e Breton * Author InformationClaudie Massicotte is a learning designer in San Diego, California. She previously worked as Assistant Professor of Literary Theory and Criticism at Young Harris College and as a Postdoctoral fellow in French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Trance Speakers: Femininity and Authorship in Spiritual Seances, 1850-1930. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |