Freud, Race, and Gender by Sander L. Gilman (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Freud, Race, and Gender by Sander L. Gilman A Jew in a violently anti-Semitic world, Sigmund Freud was forced to cope with racism even in the serious medical literature of the fin de siecle, which described Jews as inherently pathological and sexually degenerate. This book argues that Freuds internalizing of these images of racial difference shaped the questions of psychoanalysis. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Jew in a violently anti-Semitic world, Sigmund Freud was forced to cope with racism even in the "serious" medical literature of the fin de siecle, which described Jews as inherently pathological and sexually degenerate. In this provocative book, Sander L. Gilman argues that Freuds internalizing of these images of racial difference shaped the questions of psychoanalysis. Examining a variety of scientific writings, Gilman discusses the prevailing belief that male Jews were "feminized," as stated outright by Jung and others, and concludes that Freud dealt with his anxiety about himself as a Jew by projecting it onto other cultural "inferiors"--such as women. Gilmans fresh view of the origins of psychoanalysis challenges those who separate Freuds revolutionary theories from his Jewish identity. Author Biography Sander L. Gilman is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Liberal Arts in Human Biology at the University of Chicago. He holds positions there as Professor of Germanic Studies and Professor of Psychiatry and is a member of the Fishbein Center for the History of Science and the Committee on Jewish Studies. He is a cultural and literary historian and the author or editor of over forty books. Table of Contents List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction: Freuds Jewish Identity and Its Interpretation3Ch. 1Sigmund Freud and the Epistemology of Race12Freud and Race12The Mind of the Jew23The Transmutation of the Rhetoric of Race into the Construction of Gender36Ch. 2The Construction of the Male Jew49The Indelibility of Circumcision49Reading the Meaning of Circumcision56Circumcision and Disease60Freud and Circumcision70Ch. 3Jewish Madness and Gender93The Predisposition of Jews to Specific Forms of Mental Illness93Trauma and Trains: The Testing Ground of Masculinity113Reading Insanity: Male Homosexuality and the Rhetoric of Race132Conclusion: Systemic Diseases: Cancer and Anti-Semitism169Whose Cancer Is It, Anyway? Freuds Male Body as the Locus of Disease169The Circumcised Body as the Precipitating Factor for a Social Disease: Males and Anti-Semitism179Notes201Index267 Review One of Choices Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 "[The books] power rests in Gilmans understanding of the complex interactions and negotiations that drive the logic of bigotry and in its revelations about the deeper pathological connections between sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia."--Maurice Berger, The Village Voice Literary Supplement "[This work] displays all the familiar hallmarks of Gilmans formidable scholarship ... [and] points to a new direction for Freud studies. Gilman transcends the ultimately sterile disputes ... regarding the birth of psychoanalysis."--Roy Porter, The New Republic "Freud, Race, and Gender is not ... simply another study of Freuds multiple Jewish identities... Gilman is principally interested in the unresolved tension between the rhetoric of race and the equally powerful rhetoric of science in Freuds work."--Times Literary Supplement "... as eye-opening as it is myth exploding... [Gilmans] material is often disturbing, and his conclusions are made all the more unsettling by the fact that they are utterly convincing."--The Forward "Gilman [is] one of the most original and stimulating cultural historians of his generation."--New Statesman & Society "... the most convincing account of how Freuds anxiety about being Jewish is reflected in his work."--Howard Eilberg-Schwartz, New York Times Book Review "Original and penetrating ... display[s] all the familiar hallmarks of Gilmans formidable scholarship... richly erudite in the small print of medico-scientific writings of the fin-de-siecle era, showing Freud as a child of his times."--Roy Porter, The New Republic "This book contains astonishing morsels of European cultural and medical history, the sort of thing you find yourself reading aloud over the breakfast table on a Sunday morning. The author has read widely in all kinds of English and German-language sources ... and makes free use of them. His most striking examples illustrate the institutionalized racism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The degree to which anti-Semitism, especially, permeated medicine and all the biological sciences during Freuds lifetime comes as a revelation even to those who flatter themselves with some knowledge of the period."--Rita Goldberg, The Boston Book Review "Gilman synthesizes the work of psychoanalysts, Freud biographers, literary critics, and historians to provide this impressive new reading of the meanings of race and gender in Freuds time. With admirable scholarship, the author tackles numerous assumptions about the manner in which Freuds Jewish male identity shaped his scientific stance in and against antisemitic culture... The book also has great relevance to contemporary debates on multiculturalism."--Choice Prizes Winner of John Hope Franklin Publication Prize for the Best Book in American Studies 1995 Winner of History of Women in Science Prize sponsored by the History of Science Society 1995 Winner of Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the Best Book in Intellectual History 1994 Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1994 Long Description A Jew in a violently anti-Semitic world, Sigmund Freud was forced to cope with racism even in the "serious" medical literature of the fin de siecle, which described Jews as inherently pathological and sexually degenerate. In this provocative book, Sander L. Gilman argues that Freuds internalizing of these images of racial difference shaped the questions of psychoanalysis. Examining a variety of scientific writings, Gilman discusses the prevailing belief that male Jews were "feminized," as stated outright by Jung and others, and concludes that Freud dealt with his anxiety about himself as a Jew by projecting it onto other cultural "inferiors"--such as women. Gilmans fresh view of the origins of psychoanalysis challenges those who separate Freuds revolutionary theories from his Jewish identity. Review Quote [This work] displays all the familiar hallmarks of Gilmans formidable scholarship ... [and] points to a new direction for Freud studies. Gilman transcends the ultimately sterile disputes ... regarding the birth of psychoanalysis. -- Roy Porter, The New Republic Details ISBN069102586X Author Sander L. Gilman Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 069102586X ISBN-13 9780691025865 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Publication Date 1995-12-31 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Residence IL, US Affiliation Liberal Arts and Medicine Emory University Pages 293 Short Title FREUD RACE & GENDER REV/E Edition Description Revised Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780691025865 UK Release Date 1995-12-31 NZ Release Date 1995-12-31 US Release Date 1995-12-31 Alternative 9780691032450 DEWEY 150.1952 Illustrations 9 illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 1996-03-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161685695;

Price: 61.9 GBP

Location: London

End Time: 2025-01-02T03:41:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.12 GBP