Psychoanalysis in Context - Paths between Theory and Modern Culture (Hardcover)

During the last decade and a half there have been dramatic changes in psychoanalytic theory, as well as in cultural, social and political theory. This book examines these changes and explores the relationship between psychoanalysis and theory. New directions in psychoanalytic thinking are introduced, including the work of Castoriadis, and Freudian and object-relational approaches are examined from new or different perspectives. In addition, the contributors review the post-Lacanian writings of Kristeva, Irigaray and Zizek, and the contemporary Anglo-American writings of Benjamin, Kovel, Segal and others. The book creates a dialogue between different psychoanalytic approaches to the study of subjectivity, social action and modern societies. It should be of use to those interested in the connections between psychoanalysis and cultural theory.