Julia Kristeva: Psychoanalysis and Modernity (SUNY series in Gender Theory)

Honorable Mention, 2006 Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic Scholarship presented by the Section on Psychoanalysis of the Canadian Psychological AssociationThis is the first systematic overview of Julia Kristeva's vision and work in relation to philosophical modernity. It provides a clear, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of her thought on psychoanalysis, art, ethics, politics, and feminism in the secular aftermath of religion. Sara Beardsworth shows that Kristeva's multiple perspectives explore the powers and limits of different discourses as responses to the historical failures of Western cultures, failures that are undergone and disclosed in psychoanalysis. This Is The First Systematic Overview Of Julia Kristeva's Vision And Work In Relation To Philosophical Modernity. It Provides A Comprehensive And Interdisciplinary Analysis Of Her Thought On Psychoanalysis, Art, Ethics, Politics, And Feminism In The Secular Aftermath Of Religion. Sara Beardsworth Shows That Kristeva's Multiple Perspectives Explore The Powers And Limits Of Different Discourses As Responses To The Historical Failures Of Western Cultures, Failures That Are Undergone And Disclosed In Psychoanalysis.--jacket. The Early View Of Psychoanalysis And Art -- Primary Narcissism -- Ab-jection -- Primal Loss -- The Powers And Limitations Of Religion -- The Kristevan Aesthetic -- Ethics And Politics -- Kristeva's Feminism. Sara Beardsworth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-294) And Index. "This is the first systematic overview of Julia Kristeva's vision and work in relation to philosophical modernity. It provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of her thought on psychoanalysis, art, ethics, politics, and feminism in the secular aftermath of religion. Sara Beardsworth shows that Kristeva's multiple perspectives explore the powers and limits of different discourses as responses to the historical failures of Western cultures, failures that are undergone and disclosed in psychoanalysis."--BOOK JACKET.