Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture

This book looks at the intersection of psychoanalytic thinking, society and culture, using examples drawn from literature, clinical practice and everyday life. The book explores the various ways in which psychoanalysis shares preoccupations with the humanities including but not restricted to music, art, philosophy, history and politics, while retaining its own way of understanding phenomena. Each chapter is built around a different illustrative example, exploring how psychoanalytic thinking can