Dora, Hysteria and Gender

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-94-6270-156-4
Verlag: Leuven University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 260 g

Reihe: Figures of the Unconscious

Freud’s Dora case and contemporary debates on gender,
sexuality and queer theory

‘Dora’ is one the most important and interesting case studies Sigmund Freud conducted
and later described. It constitutes a key text in his oeuvre and finds itself at
the crossroads of his studies in hysteria, the theory of sexuality and dream
interpretation. The Dora case is both a literary and theoretically
ground-breaking text and an account of a ‘failed’ treatment. In Dora, Hysteria and Gender renowned Freud
scholars reflect on the Dora case, presenting various innovative and controversial
perspectives and elaborating the
significance of the text for contemporary debates on gender, sexuality and
queer theory.

This volume is of
interest for psychoanalysts and scholars working on psychoanalysis, sexuality,
gender, queer theory, philosophical anthropology and literary studies.

Contributors: Rachel B. Blass (Heythrop College, University of London), Daniela
Finzi (Sigmund Freud Foundation), Esther Hutfless (University of Vienna), Ulrike
Kadi (Medical University of Vienna), Ilka Quindeau (Frankfurt University of
Applied Sciences), Beatriz Santos (University Paris VII Diderot), Philippe Van
Haute (Radboud University Nijmegen), Herman Westerink (Radboud University
Nijmegen), Jeanne Wolff-Bernstein (Sigmund Freud University in Vienna)

This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finzi, Daniela

Westerink, Herman

Weitere Mitwirkende

Finzi, Daniela

Blass, Rachel B.

Santos, Beatriz

Van Haute, Philippe

Westerink, Herman

Wolff Bernstein, Jeanne

Kadi, Ulrike

Quindeau, Ilka

Hutfless, Esther

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceMonika Pessler
IntroductionDaniela Finzi and Herman Westerink
Narrative Strategies and Hermeneutic Desire: Constructions of a Case HistoryDaniela Finzi
The Analytic Denial of Freud’s Struggle with the Understanding of Dora: Simplifying the Oedipus Complex and the Process of its AdoptionRachel B. Blass
Sexuality and Knowledge in Dora’s CaseBeatriz Santos
Trauma and Disgust: Dora between Freud and LaplanchePhilippe Van Haute
Sucking, Kissing and Disgust – Dora and the Theory of Infantile SexualityHerman Westerink
Dora, the Un-Ending and ever Unraveling StoryJeanne Wolff Bernstein
On the Signification of Dora’s FatherUlrike Kadi
From Dora to Conchita: Recent Views on Gender and Sexuality in PsychoanalysisIlka Quindeau
The Case of Dora – A Queer Perspective on Hysteria and PerversionEsther Hutfless
Notes on the Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Van Haute, Philippe
Philippe Van Haute (†) was professor of philosophical anthropology at the Radboud University Nijmegen, a practising psychoanalyst at the Belgian School for Psychoanalysis and Fellow at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies, South Africa.

Finzi, Daniela
Daniela Finzi is head of the research department of the Sigmund Freud Museum and member of the board of the Sigmund Freud Foundation.

Westerink, Herman
Herman Westerink is senior researcher and lecturer at the Radboud University Nijmegen and extraordinary professor at the University of Leuven.

Finzi, Daniela
Daniela Finzi is head of the research department of the Sigmund Freud Museum and member of the board of the Sigmund Freud Foundation.

Westerink, Herman
Herman Westerink is senior researcher and lecturer at the Radboud University Nijmegen and extraordinary professor at the University of Leuven.