Psychoanalysis and Feminism: Freud, Reich, Laing, and Women - Softcover

Mitchell, Juliet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394714423 ISBN 13: 9780394714424

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1975

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 this title

About the Author:

Juliet Mitchell, the author of Psychoanalysis and Feminism, is currently a visiting professor in Comparative Literature at Yale University, where she is also a Fellow of the Whitney Humanities centre. She is a university lecturer in Gender and Society at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Jesus College. She lives in London and Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0394714423
• ISBN 13: 9780394714424
• Binding: Paperback