
The Weary Sons of Freud
Catherine Clement(Author)
Verso Books (Publisher)
Published on 9. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-78168-885-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Weary Sons of Freud lambasts mainstream psychoanalysis for its failure to grapple with pressing political and social matters pertinent to its patients' condition. Gifted with insight and compelled by fury, Catherine Clement contrasts the original, inspirational psychoanalytical work of Freud and Lacan to the obsessive imitations of their uninspired followers-the weary sons of Freud.
The analyst's once attentive ear has become deaf to the broader questions of therapeutic practice. Clement asks whether the perspective of socialism, brought to this study by a woman who is herself an analysand, can fill the gap. She reflects on her own history, as well as on that of psychoanalysis and the French left, to show what an activist and feminist restoration of the talking cure might look like.
The analyst's once attentive ear has become deaf to the broader questions of therapeutic practice. Clement asks whether the perspective of socialism, brought to this study by a woman who is herself an analysand, can fill the gap. She reflects on her own history, as well as on that of psychoanalysis and the French left, to show what an activist and feminist restoration of the talking cure might look like.
Reviews / Votes
A work of ferocious humour and loving spite. What, she asks herself (and us) loud and direct, are psychoanalysts for? * La Nouvel Observateur * Brilliantly written ... to be read in one sitting. * Le Monde *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-885-4 (9781781688854)
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Catherine Clement
The Weary Sons of Freud
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09/1987
Verso Books
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Persons
Catherine Clement is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic. After studying at the Ecole normale superieure under Claude Levi-Strauss and Jacques Lacan, she became a leading member of the school of French feminism and ecriture feminine. She is a widely read novelist and has collaborated with thinkers such as Helene Cixous and Julia Kristeva.