Figures of the Unconscious: Dora, Hysteria and Gender (PDF)

Freud's Dora case and contemporary debates on gender,sexuality and queer theory'Dora' is one the most important and interesting case studies Sigmund Freud conductedand later described. It constitutes a key text in his oeuvre and finds itself atthe crossroads of his studies in hysteria, the theory of sexuality and dreaminterpretation. The Dora case is both a literary and theoreticallyground-breaking text and an account of a 'failed' treatment. In Dora, Hysteria and Gender renowned Freudscholars reflect on the Dora case, presenting various innovative and controversialperspectives and elaborating thesignificance of the text for contemporary debates on gender, sexuality andqueer theory.This volume is ofinterest for psychoanalysts and scholars working on psychoanalysis, sexuality,gender, queer theory, philosophical anthropology and literary studies.Contributors: Rachel B. Blass (Heythrop College, University of London), DanielaFinzi (Sigmund Freud Foundation), Esther Hutfless (University of Vienna), UlrikeKadi (Medical University of Vienna), Ilka Quindeau (Frankfurt University ofApplied Sciences), Beatriz Santos (University Paris VII Diderot), Philippe VanHaute (Radboud University Nijmegen), Herman Westerink (Radboud UniversityNijmegen), Jeanne Wolff-Bernstein (Sigmund Freud University in Vienna)This publication isGPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer Reviewed Content).