Robert Samuels
Robert Samuels, PhD, holds doctorates in Psychoanalysis and English and teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
Between Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: Lacan's Reconstruction of Freud
Uses Lacanian concepts to analyze the inner logic of Freud's thought, and provide a bridge between Lacanian concepts and traditional terminology. 165 pages. (more)
Hitchcock's Bi-Textuality: Lacan, Feminisms, and Queer Theory:
This book combines three elements: an articulation of Lacan's theory of ethics, a discussion of recent theories of feminine subjectivity, and close readings of Hitchcock's films. Using the work of... (more)
Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession: Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the Liberal Class
Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession argues that highly praised prestige TV shows reveal the underlying fantasies and contradictions of uppermiddle-class political... (more)
The Politics and Psychoanalysis of Comedy
This book looks at the political aspects of comedy and how humor is shaped by unconscious social and psychological factors within a particular cultural and historical context. Updating Freud’s work... (more)
The Psychoanalytic Understanding of Consciousness, Free Will, Language, and Reason: What Makes Us Human?
The Psychoanalytic Understanding of Consciousness, Free Will, Language, and Reason examines the ways in which we can use psychoanalysis in order to better understand humanity and explores the... (more)