The psychoanalytic subject in modern culture and politics.
A collection of essays by theorists in culture and politics. Experts from a variety of fields re-examine the origins of the subject as understood by Descartes, Kant and Hegel, and consider contemporary ideas that revive the subject, including queer theory and national identity.
Contributors: Joan Copjec, Étienne Balibar, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, Mladen Dolar, Slavoj Žižek, Juliet Flower MacCannell, Elizabeth Grosz, Charles Shepherdson, Parveen Adams, Homi K. Bhabha
