Lacan and the New Wave

by Judith Feher-Gurewich

Overview

What makes it so difficult for Lacanian and American psychoanalysts to understand each other? This question runs through Lacan and the New Wave in American Psychoanalysis, a book that explores the divergent dialogues with Freudian theory that are taking place on both sides of the Atlantic. In a lively exchange, some of the most prominent psychoanalysts in France and America today come together to offer contrasting views on borderline conditions, gender difference, and the role of sexuality and aggression in the development of psychopathology. Comparing Lacan's theory of the Subject with recent American views on the psychoanalytic concept of the Self, this book makes Lacan's work accessible and clinically relevant to American audiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892746030
Publisher:	Other Press, LLC
Publication date:	09/17/1998
Series:	Lacanian Clinical Field
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1410L (what's this?)

About the Author

Judith Feher-Gurewich

Judith Feher-Gurewich, Ph, D., practices psychoanalysis in Cambridge, MA. She is affiliated with the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and is a member of the Association de Formation Psychoanalytique et de Recherches Freudiennes: Espace Analytique in Paris. Dr. Gurewich is the Director of the Lacan Seminar at Harvard University's Center for Literary and Cultural Studies.

Editorial Reviews

Representatives of both schools explore how Freudian theory is taking different paths in American and in Lacanian psychoanalysis. Among their considerations are borderline conditions, gender difference, and the role of sexuality and aggression in the development of psychopathology. The six essays and another six dialogues and excerpts from discussions were presented at a November 1994 conference in Paris, where of course the Lacanians had the home court advantage. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Lacan And The New Wave In American Psychoanalysis: The Subject And The Self explores the divergent dialogues between Lacanian and Freudian theory taking place throughout the psychoanalytic communities of France and America. Lacan's theory of the Subject is compared with recent American views on the psychoanalytic concept of the Self, making Lacan's work accessible and clinically relevant to an American readership. Lacan And The New Wave In American Psychoanalysis is a benchmark publication and an invaluable, accessible contribution to the growing library of psychoanalytical literature.
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