Sexual Ambiguities
Part of The Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research Library series - more in this series
Book Details
- Publisher : Routledge
- Published : 2011
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 320
- Category :
Lacanian Psychoanalysis - Catalogue No : 26226
- ISBN 13 : 9781855755840
- ISBN 10 : 185575584X
Also by Genevieve Morel
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How does one become a man or a woman? Psychoanalysis shows that this is never an easy task and that each of us tackles it in our own, unique way. In this important and original study, Genevieve Morel focuses on what analytic work with psychotic subjects can teach us about the different solutions human beings can construct to the question of sexual identity.
Through a careful exposition of Lacanian theory, Morel argues that classical gender theory is misguided in its notion of 'gender identity' and that Lacan's concept of 'sexuation' is more precise. Clinical case studies illustrate how sexuation occurs and the ambiguities that may surround it. In psychosis, these ambiguities are often central, and Morel explores how they may or may not be resolved thanks to the individual's own constructions. This book is not only a major contribution to gender studies but also an invaluable aid to the clinician dealing with questions of sexual identity.
About the Author(s)
Genevieve Morel is a psychoanalyst practising in Paris and in Lille. She is a member of the Association Lilloise pour la Psychanalyse et son Histoire and of the group Savoir et Cliniques. She teaches at the University of Paris VIII.
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Peter Owen on 16/10/2011 20:33:51
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A simply astonishing tour-de-force on sexuation & psychosis from this highly-regarded clinician & theoretician. Essential reading.
Chamomile on 04/06/2011 08:27:16
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Thanks for the insight. It brings light into the dark!
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