Lesbians and Psychoanalysis: Revolutions in Theory and Practice

by Judith M. Glassgold, Suzanne Iasenza

Overview

In Lesbians and Psychoanalysis, Judith M. Glassgold and Suzanne Iasenza bring together twenty-six of these pioneers in the field of lesbian psychoanalytic theory.

Through insightful chapters based on years of clinical experience, each author helps to redefine psychoanalytic theory by reinventing its foundations from an affirmative perspective so that it better represents all peoples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743213127
Publisher:	Free Press
Publication date:	10/06/2000
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Judith M. Glassgold is a clinical psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience with LGBTQ affirmative therapy and advocacy.

Suzanne Iasenze is a practicing psychologist who specializes in and writes on human sexuality, sex therapy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. She has a private practice in psychotherapy and sex therapy located in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

Doris Brothers, Ph.D. co-founder of The Training and Research Institute for Self Psychology and author of Falling Backwards: An Exploration of Trust and Self-Experience I could almost hear the creaking and groaning of tired, rigid, outdated psychoanalytic concepts as I read chapter after sparkling chapter of this remarkable collection. Representing a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, the outstanding authors, many writing with touching openness about themselves and their work, address far more than psychoanalytic approaches to lesbian experience. They compel the reader to reconsider assumptions about such fundamental matters as the nature of gender and sexuality, the therapeutic relationship, and the concept of psychopathology.

Suzanne Slater Author of The Lesbian Family Life Cycle Following their compelling indictment of psychoanalytic theory's homophobic perspective on lesbianism, these authors offer us knowledgeable and rich alternative visions. In the process, they radically shift the frame through which we can understand lesbian experience and chart present and future directions for further inquiry. With these intelligent, brave, and forward-thinking theorists speaking out, the future of lesbian psychology is in good hands, indeed.

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