Misunderstanding Psychoanalysis from the Left

Samuels, Robert

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Robert Samuels⁴

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This chapter examines the book Intersectionality and Psychoanalysis to explore the conflict between identity politics and psychoanalytic practice. My main argument is that psychoanalytic treatment is centered on the neutrality of the analyst and the free association of the patient, and this open discourse is narrowed and limited by a concern for issues concerning race, gender, and class. The main point is not to dismiss these vital social influences; instead, I hope to show how any and every social factor can be voiced in the analytic process.

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Samuels, R. (2022). Misunderstanding Psychoanalysis from the Left. In: (Mis)Understanding Freud with Lacan, Zizek, and Neuroscience. The Palgrave Lacan Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13327-5_7

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