Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis

Author/Contributor(s):	Allen, Amy
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	12/01/2020
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Does critical theory still need psychoanalysis? Amy Allen offers a cogent and convincing defense of its ongoing relevance. She draws on Freud, Klein, and Lacan to develop a more realistic strand of psychoanalytic thinking that centers on notions of loss, negativity, ambivalence, and mourning.