Modernity, the occult, and psychoanalysis
Burdett, Carolyn (2014) Modernity, the occult, and psychoanalysis. In: Marcus, L. and Mukherjee, A. (eds.) A Concise Companion to Psychoanalysis, Literature and Culture. Oxford, UK: Wiley. ISBN 9781405188609.
Abstract
Book synopsis: This concise companion explores the history of psychoanalytic theory and its impact on contemporary literary criticism by tracing its movement across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Contains original essays by leading scholars, using a wide range of cultural and historical approaches Discusses key concepts in psychoanalysis, such as the role of dreaming, psychosexuality, the unconscious, and the figure of the double, while considering questions of gender, race, asylum and international law, queer theory, time, and memory Spans the fields of psychoanalysis, literature, cultural theory, feminist and gender studies, translation studies, and film. Provides a timely and pertinent assessment of current psychoanalytic methods while also sketching out future directions for theory and interpretation
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
Research Centres and Institutes: | Nineteenth-Century Studies, Centre for |
Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2014 12:29 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:34 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/9242 |
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