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The Architecture of Psychoanalysis

Spaces of Transition

Jane Rendell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Mar '17

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How do external material environments and the inner world of emotion, memory and imagination influence each other?

In this thought-provoking book, Jane Rendell explores how architectural space registers in psychoanalysis. She investigates both the inherently spatial vocabulary of psychoanalysis and ideas around the physical 'setting' of the psychoanalytic encounter, with reference to Sigmund Freud, D.W. Winnicott and Andre Green. Building on the innovative writing methods employed in Art and Architecture and Site-Writing, she also addresses the concept of architecture as 'social condenser' a Russian constructivist notion that connects material space and community relations. Tracing this idea's progress from 1920s Moscow to 1950s Britain, Rendell shows how interior and exterior meet in both psychoanalysis and architectural practice. Illuminating a novel field of interdisciplinary enquiry, this book breathes fresh life into notions of social space."

The three narratives demonstrate a competent approach ... An enjoyable read. * Psychoanalysis and History *

ISBN: 9781784536541

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm

Weight: 755g

308 pages