Explores the radical political potential of close reading to make the case for a new and invigorated psychoanalytic cultural studies.

A sustained philosophical engagement with significant and creative French interpreters of Heidegger.

How the Romantics invented psychoanalysis in advance of Freud.

Feminist and psychoanalytic analysis of spectatorship.

Clinical and philosophical perspectives on key issues and debates in Lacanian psychoanalysis.

Provocative exploration of a new concept of “joy” within psychoanalytic and cultural studies.

Melds philosophical analysis with early cinematic history to develop a fresh theory of the notion of comedy.

Situates Lacan’s theory of the subject within contemporary philosophical debates over freedom and agency.

Contributors explore the significance of literature and psychoanalysis for medical education and practice.

Explores psychoanalytic approaches to cultural studies.

Draws connections between the life and writings of philosopher Sarah Kofman.

How modern conceptions of paranoia became associated with excessive or unregulated masculinity.

Interdisciplinary exploration of the scope and impact of Teresa Brennan’s lifework.

A comprehensive account of denial viewed not only psychoanalytically but also philosophically.

Offers a new perspective on the psychological and affective dynamics of Jamaica Kincaid’s fiction and nonfiction.

A cross-cultural analysis of the work of Coetzee, Harris and Morrison, demonstrating that the fundamental task of postcolonial narrative is the work of mourning.

Explores how psychoanalysis can nurture and vitalize, rather than only focusing on affliction and neuroses.

A comprehensive examination of Kristeva's work from the seventies to the nineties.

Addresses Lacan's reception in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, offering new perspectives for American readers.

Looks at how therapy and the "talking cure" have been portrayed in the movies.

Challenges essentialist notions of gender through a detailed account of Lacan's theories of gender, sexuality, and sexual difference.

Uses psychoanalytic theories of learning to explore contemporary issues in education.

Offers an analysis of fourteen French fairy tales, from the medieval Romance of Mélusine to Jean Cocteau's film version of Beauty and the Beast, exploring their universal and eternal nature as well as their relevance to modern readers.

A fundamentally new examination of the controversies raging around psychoanalysis.

Discusses extraordinary dreams and offers suggestions for interpreting and appreciating your own extraordinary dreams.