Symbolization and Its Discontents

by Jeanne Randolph, Steve Reinke

A follow-up to Jeanne Randolphs influential Psychoanalysis and Synchronized Swimming. Randolph addresses Enlightenment values by introducing psychoanalytic terms that recognize culture as a flux of working fictions, embodying ones social allegiances, vested interests, and commitment to values.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Jeanne Randolph is one of Canada’s foremost cultural theorists. She is the author of the influential book Psychoanalysis & Synchronized Swimming (1991) as well as Symbolization and Its Discontents (1997), Why Stoics Box (2003), and Ethics of Luxury (2007). Dr. Randolph is also known as an engaging lecturer and performance artist. In universities and galleries across Canada, England, Australia, and Spain she has spoken on topics ranging from the aesthetics of Barbie dolls to the philosophy of Wittgenstein.