Freud and feminism
Elizabeth Grosz
8 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This course aims to provide an introduction to the reading of a number of central texts of Sigmund Freud. It will focus primarily on Freud's understanding of the concepts of the ego, the unconscious and infantile sexuality. His work will be examined from the viewpoint of his relevant to understanding the social construction of subjectivity, and, primarily, the differences between the sexes in this construction. His work will be framed and contextualised by the writings of a number of contemporary feminist theorists who have both criticised and utilised psychoanalysis to understanding the power relations between the sexes.
Assessment
Written (6000 words): 100%
Prescribed texts
Brennan T Between feminism and psychoanalysis Routledge
Freud S Case studies Penguin
Freud S On sexuality Penguin
Gallop J Feminism and psychoanalysis: The daughter's seduction Macmillan
Grosz E Jacques Lacan: A feminist introduction Routledge
Irigaray L This sex which is not one Cornell UP
Lacan J Ecrits: A selection Tavistock
Mitchell J Psychoanalysis and feminism Penguin