Other Women
Lesbian/Bisexual Experience and Psychoanalytic Views of Women
Beverly Burch
Traditional psychoanalysis has treated lesbian and bisexual women’s sexuality as a pathological deviation from the societal ‘norm.’ Is it possible for contemporary theorists to use psychoanalysis to understand the sexuality of women without marginalizing bisexual or lesbian women? In Other Women Beverly Burch rethinks traditional psychoanalytic theory in order to embrace women’s diverse sexualities. Burch argues convincingly that the dynamics of lesbian and bisexual relationships are part of women’s development and desires rather than dysfunctions. Examining Freudian, Lacanian, and Jungian theory, as compared to more recent studies of sexuality, Burch moves beyond ‘What went wrong?’–a question that often impedes the analytical process–to examine, instead, how desires influence personal identities and choices. The first part of the book deals with gender identity, developing sexual preferences, and erotic/romantic dynamics within family life. In the second part, Burch theorizes about women’s experiences both as partners and parents. In reassessing traditional psychoanalysis, Other Women formulates new theories for evaluating women’s sexuality.
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| ISBN | 9780231106023 |
| Genre | LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
| Publication Date | 1997 |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 190 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Bisexual Women – Psychology; Lesbianism – Psychological Aspects; Psychoanalysis And Feminism; Psychoanalysis And Homosexuality; Women And Psychoanalysis |
| BookID | 9387 |
