Male Subjectivity at the MarginsRoutledge, 2017 M09 25 - 464 pages Through the examination of a range of literary and cinematic texts, from William Wyler's classic The Best Years of Our Lives to the novels of Henry James, Silverman offers a bold new look at masculinities which deviate from the social norm. |
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... psychic and intellectual sustenance , as well as an astute and constructive critic . Even more importantly , she never permitted me to forget everything that I have learned from , and that I owe to , feminism . Last , but not least , I ...
... psychic and intellectual sustenance , as well as an astute and constructive critic . Even more importantly , she never permitted me to forget everything that I have learned from , and that I owe to , feminism . Last , but not least , I ...
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... psychic categories . The first of these categories— the ego or moi - provides the support for " identity " or the " self . " The second - the fantasmatic - organizes and regulates unconscious desire . I derive my definition of the ego ...
... psychic categories . The first of these categories— the ego or moi - provides the support for " identity " or the " self . " The second - the fantasmatic - organizes and regulates unconscious desire . I derive my definition of the ego ...
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... psychic register than the moi , but it reveals the latter to be a veritable " mirage " ( 209 ) or illusion , the result of a series of misrecognitions . The irreality of the ego , however , in no way diminishes its effectivity ; Lacan ...
... psychic register than the moi , but it reveals the latter to be a veritable " mirage " ( 209 ) or illusion , the result of a series of misrecognitions . The irreality of the ego , however , in no way diminishes its effectivity ; Lacan ...
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... psychic " shattering . " That analysis will lead to the hypothesis that feminine masochism represents a form of phallic divestiture . Chapter 6 , also included in the section on masochism , will direct the reader's attention once again ...
... psychic " shattering . " That analysis will lead to the hypothesis that feminine masochism represents a form of phallic divestiture . Chapter 6 , also included in the section on masochism , will direct the reader's attention once again ...
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... psychic exteriorization through Max Scheler's notion of " heteropathic " identification , which it will link to feminine masochism . The final section of Male Subjectivity at the Margins , “ Libidinal Politics , " will pursue in a more ...
... psychic exteriorization through Max Scheler's notion of " heteropathic " identification , which it will link to feminine masochism . The final section of Male Subjectivity at the Margins , “ Libidinal Politics , " will pursue in a more ...
Contents
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Historical Trauma and Male Subjectivity | 52 |
The Gaze and the Look | 121 |
Masochism and Male Subjectivity | 185 |
Masochistic Ecstasy and the Ruination of Masculinity | 214 |
Libidinal Politics | 296 |
Afterword | 389 |
Index | 441 |
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