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OverviewIn this book a group of contemporary psychoanalytic authors dedicated to studies on women and the feminine have been assembled with the objective of displaying points of concordance and discordance in relation to Freudian proposals. Discourse on women has changed greatly since Freud's time. It coincides with deep changes experienced by women and the feminine position, at least in most of the Western world. It is common knowledge that contraceptives, assisted fertilization, advances in women's rights, growingly evident sublimational capacities and demonstrations of professional success have definitely changed ideas regarding an eternal and immutable feminine nature. The authors are interested in illuminating ways in which these changes have or have not influenced psychoanalytic debate in relation to the feminine. This implies renewing the question of what is authentically feminine and whether there is any essential truth concerning the feminine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Graciela Abelin-Sas Rose , Leticia Glocer FioriniPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.662kg ISBN: 9780367106379ISBN 10: 036710637 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 05 July 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Contemporary Freud , Introduction , Lecture XXXIII: “Femininity” (1933) , Discussion of ""Femininity"" , Femininity and the Oedipus complex , Contemporary views on femininity, gender, and generative identity , The analyst's meta-theories concerning sexual difference and the feminine , Vicissitudes of the feminine dimension in men and bisexuality in the analytic situation , The limitations of Freud's 1933 bisexual hypothesis to explain impediments to creativity in a woman , The riddle of the repudiation of femininity: the scandal of the feminine dimension , Are women still in danger of being misunderstood? , Autonomy and womanhood , The psychoanalyst's implicit theories of gender , Femininity and the human dimension , The persistence of tradition in the unconscious of modern Korean women"ReviewsA collection of fascinating essays on many critical issues regarding femininity from a variety of perspectives. They consider classic as well as contemporary issues, in the context of changes in psychoanalytic theory, society, and culture. Unsettled controversies on female masochism and penis envy are revisited. But the essays confirm that there is much more to a woman's destiny than her anatomy and physiology, addressing the role of object relations, culture, and education on the development and expression of femininity. The relationship of attitudes towards motherhood to instinctual drives and female sexuality is explored in a cultural context in which many women elect not to have children. Psychoanalytic views on non-traditional family patterns, such as single mother and homosexual couples with biological or adopted children invoke issues that were never envisioned in the earlier psychoanalytic literature. Bisexuality as an essential component of analytic work supersedes the narrow proposition of the 'bedrock' repudiation of femininity in the male. Not disregarding universal aspects of femininity, such as periodicity, the editors emphasize the unique qualities of each woman; the creativity of women is highlighted rather than their limitations. The scope and depth of the individual essays, their stimulating cross-currents, and the balanced views and reviews engage controversy without polemics. The book is a valuable set of contributions to its timeless topic. It is highly recommended for very rewarding analytic reading and reflection. --Harold P. Blum, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, former editor Glocer Fiorini and Abelin-Sas Rose are to be much applauded for gathering here a prestigious cadre of authors who bring astute thinking to bear on our understanding of women. Starting with Freud's 1933 classic, Femininity--the stimulus to years of psychoanalytic controversy--each contributor poses questions to Freud's 'answers', thereby teasing apart notions tightly woven into the fabric of psychoanalytic thought. Released from the corset of traditional thinking, contributors explore the shape, and shaping, of the female subject and the subjectively feminine. Impressive scholarship and clinical sophistication reflect a nuanced sensitivity to the multiplicity of experiences of the feminine dimension in women, and in men as well. Appreciation for the complexity of the cultural surround is heightened by the inclusion of authors from a number of different countries. This plurality of voices in richly varied languages will greatly intrigue anyone interested in the 'riddle' of femininity. --Dianne Elise, PhD, Associate Editor Author InformationGraciela Abelin-Sas Rose Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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