Full Description
Disorienting Sexuality exposes the biases against gay men and lesbians in psychoanalytic theory and practice. In the introduction, Domenici and Lesser draw a brief history of anti-homosexual sentiment in psychoanalysis. The book then moves into essays written by lesbian and gay psychoanalysts seeking to have a voice in the reshaping of psychoanalytic theories of sexuality. The second section is devoted to presenting different theoretical perspectives for understanding both homosexuality and heterosexuality. Disorienting Sexuality concludes with the personal narratives of gay and lesbian psychoanalysts.
Contents
Introduction, Thomas Domerdci, Ronnie C. Lesser; Part 1 New Voices: Gay and Lesbian Psychoanalysts; Chapter 1 Some Thoughts on the Role of Mourning in the Development of a Positive Lesbian Identity, Lee Crespi; Chapter 2 Exploding the Myth of Sexual Psychopathology A Deconstruction of Fairbairn's Anti-Homosexual Theory, Thomas Domenici; Chapter 3 Countertransference Obscurity in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Homosexual Patients, Martin Stephen Frommer; Chapter 4 Objectivity as Masquerade, Ronnie C. Lesser; Chapter 5 Psychoanalysis and Women's Experiences of "Coming Out" The Necessity of Becoming a "Bee-Charmer", Maggie Magee, Diana C. Miller; Chapter 6 Current Psychoanalytic Discourses on Sexuality Tripping Over the Body, David Schwartz; Part 2 Rethinking Sexuality: Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter 7 On "Our Nature" Prolegomenon to a Relational Theory of Sexuality, Muriel Dimen; Chapter 8 Re-Reading Freud on Homosexuality, Robert May; Chapter 9 Passionate Differences Lesbianism, Post-Modernism, and Psychoanalysis, Noreen O'Connor; Chapter 10 Psychoanalysis with Gay and Lesbian People: An Interpersonal Perspective, Richard Rutkin; Chapter 11 The Evolution of My Views on Nonnormative Sexual Practices, Roy Schafer; Chapter 12 Psychoanalytic Theories of Lesbian Desire: A Social Constructionist Critique, Erica Schoenberg; Part 3 Lesbian and Gay Psychoanalysts: Their Encounters with Anti-Homosexuality; Chapter 13 Anti-Homosexual Bias in Training, Jack Drescher; Chapter 14 The Difficulty of Being a Gay Psychoanalyst During the Last Fifty Years: An Interview with Dr. Bertram Schaffner, Stephen B. Goldman; Chapter 15 A View from Both Sides: Coming Out as a Lesbian Psychoanalyst, April Martin; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 16 The Shaping of Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice by Cultural and Personal Biases About Sexuality, Mark J. Blechner;
