| Title | On Not Thinking Straight |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Comments on a Conceptual Marriage |
| Contributor | R.D. Hinshelwood (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.21983/P3.0167.1.09 |
| Landing page | https://punctumbooks.com/titles/clinical-encounters-in-sexuality-psychoanalytic-practice-and-queer-theory/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Hinshelwood, R.D. |
| Publisher | punctum books |
| Published on | 2017-03-07 |
| Long abstract | It is ironic. Psychoanalysis was born in the context of sexual transgression—the theory of seduction, and the Oedipal theo-ry. The plethora of sexualities was suddenly open to be known, and in principle to be known in all of us. But, for normative reasons, powerful a hundred years ago, in no time at all, that opening door spawned the “Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality” (Freud 1905); it became a classic that could easily be read as experts in the clinic normalizing categories of sexual-ity, and defining the abnormal. No wonder queer theory has a thoroughly mixed reaction—but to be fair, the selection in this book is a respectful one. On being asked to add a comment on the chapters in section one, I looked forward to the challenge. They amass a “report” on the progress of the two innocent suitIt is ironic. Psychoanalysis was born in the context of sexual transgression—the theory of seduction, and the Oedipal theo-ry. The plethora of sexualities was suddenly open to be known, and in principle to be known in all of us. But, for normative reasons, powerful a hundred years ago, in no time at all, that opening door spawned the “Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality” (Freud 1905); it became a classic that could easily be read as experts in the clinic normalizing categories of sexual-ity, and defining the abnormal. No wonder queer theory has a thoroughly mixed reaction—but to be fair, the selection in this book is a respectful one. On being asked to add a comment on the chapters in section one, I looked forward to the challenge. They amass a “report” on the progress of the two innocent suit |
| Page range | pp. 197–210 |
| Print length | 14 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |