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4%OFFTeresa De Lauretis - The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire - 9780253208781 - V9780253208781
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The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire

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Description for The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire Paperback. Re-reads Freud and articulates a fresh model of "perverse" desire. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.

" . . . a work that builds a substantial bridge between Freudian psychoanalysis and radical feminist thought, particularly on the subject of lesbianism. . . . Presenting a complex argument about an issue vital to the psychoanalytic endeavor as well as to feminist theory, The Practice of Love should stimulate a reconsideration of 'perversion' and the construction of sexual fantasy. The illumination of the fantasies that make lesbian desire distinctive will necessarily open up our understanding of all sexuality." —Jessica Benjamin, New York Times Book Review

"Teresa de Lauretis has entwined three books into one: a critical history of psychoanalytic ... Read more

"An important and original contribution not only to lesbian and gay studies, but also to psychoanalytic theory and film criticism. De Lauretis brings a unique and valuable perspective to issues of great importance today in all these areas." —Leo Bersani

"De Lauretis's influential theory gets top marks from sapphic scholars who know best." —Out

In an eccentric reading of Freud through Laplanche and the Lacanian and feminist revisions, Teresa de Lauretis delineates a model of "perverse" desire and a theory of lesbian sexuality. The Practice of Love discusses classic psychoanalytic narratives of female homosexuality, contemporary feminist writings on female sexuality, and the evolution of the original fantasies into cultural myths or public fantasies.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253208781
SKU
V9780253208781
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Teresa De Lauretis
Teresa de Lauretis is Professor of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics, Cinema and Technologies of Gender and the editor of Feminist Studies/Critical Studies and of Queer Theory: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities (a special issue of the journal differences).

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" ... a work that builds a substantial bridge between Freudian psychoanalysis and radical feminist thought, particularly on the subject of lesbianism... Presenting a complex argument about an issue vital to the psychoanalytic endeavor as well as to feminist theory, The Practice of Love should stimulate a reconsideration of 'perversion' and the construction of sexual fantasy. The illumination of the ... Read more

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