Psychoanalysis And Feminism: With a New Introduction - Softcover

Mitchell, Juliet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140279539 ISBN 13: 9780140279535

Publisher: Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

When it was first published in 1974, PSYCHOANALYSIS AND FEMINISM was the first book to argue that feminism needed to use psychoanalysis to understand the ideological oppression of women. Now with a new introductory chapter which reflects on the changing relationship between these two major influences on twentieth-century thought, it remains a seminal work. Mitchell argues that it remains Freud's theory of the unconscious that offers women a way of thinking how they themselves live as women in the world.

About this title

Synopsis:

This text reassesses Freudian psychoanalysis in an attempt to develop an understanding of the psychology of femininity and the ideological oppression of women. Analyzing sexuality, femininity and the family as they are treated in the works of Freud, Estch and Laing, the author demonstrates that Freud's theories have much to offer women in the understanding of their sexuality, and compares him to Estch and Laing whose contributions to the feminist cause, in her opinion, are less radical and more ephemeral. To support her case she discusses some interpretations of Freud's work and shows how the misunderstanding of his concept of the unconscious mind has led to misinterpretation of his theories.

About the Author:

Juliet Mitchell lectures in Gender and Society at Cambridge University and is a Fellow of Jesus College. She practiced for many years as a psychoanalyst but has recently returned to academic life. She has one daughter and lives in London and Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0140279539
• ISBN 13: 9780140279535
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496