Femininity, Desire and Sublimation in Psychoanalysis: From the Melancholic to the Erotic - Paperback

by Elda Abrevaya (Author)

Femininity, Desire and Sublimation in Psychoanalysis explores female subjectivity and examines the complexities inherent in psychoanalytic work realized by women analysts with women. The book includes a critical study of psychoanalytic theories on femininity as well as a reflection on social aspects of gender.

Author Biography

Elda Abrevaya is a founding member and a training analyst of the Istanbul Psychoanalytical Association and member of the Paris Psychoanalytic Society. She has been Professor at the University of Puerto Rico and is co-editor of the book Homosexualities: Psychogenesis, Polymorphism, and Countertransference (Routledge, 2015).