Psychoanalysis and Feminism, 9781836740049
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Freud: Feminist foe or friend? Psychoanalysis for women’s liberation.

Psychoanalysis and Feminism

A Radical Reassessment of Freudian Psychoanalysis

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    512 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2026

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Summary

Psychoanalysis and Feminism presents a profound and groundbreaking case for Freud’s writing as an indispensable part of feminist thought. As Juliet Mitchell argues, if we are truly interested in understanding and challenging women’s oppression, we cannot ignore psychoanalysis.

Original and provocative, Mitchell’s book remains an essential addition to the feminist canon and a radical re-evaluation of psychoanalytic theory.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781836740049
ISBN-10:1836740042
Author:Juliet Mitchell
Publisher:Verso Books
Imprint:Verso Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:31 March 2026
Weight:354g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Series:Essential Psychoanalysis
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Critics Review

`For me personally, and for many others I know, Juliet Mitchell’s Psychoanalysis and Feminism was a game changer, for the brilliance with which it made the case for Freud’s writing as an indispensable part of feminist thought. At a time when the question of how to understand human sexuality is being so hotly debated, Mitchell’s intervention could not be more pertinent today.’ – Jacqueline RoseA brave and important book, and its influence will not be confined to feminists * New York Review of Books *A book of provocative imagination and ambition which sets out to transform our view of Freud and history. * New York Times Book Review *

About The Author

Juliet Mitchell

Juliet Mitchell FBA is Emeritus Professor at the Universities of Cambridge and London, and the Founder Director of the Centre for Gender Studies in the University of Cambridge. Her many books include: Psychoanalysis & Feminism, Women: The Longest Revolution, Woman’s Estate, Mad Men and Medusas, Siblings: Sex and Violence, and, most recently, Fratriarchy. She is also a Fellow of both the British Academy and the International Psychoanalytical Association, and in 2022 she was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Metz-Lorraine (France).

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