{"product_id":"the-practice-of-love-lesbian-sexuality-and-perverse-desire-9780253208781","title":"The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e . . . a work that builds a substantial bridge between Freudian psychoanalysis and radical feminist thought, particularly on the subject of lesbianism. . . . Presenting a complex argument about an issue vital to the psychoanalytic endeavor as well as to feminist theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Love\u003c\/i\u003e should stimulate a reconsideration of 'perversion' and the construction of sexual fantasy. The illumination of the fantasies that make lesbian desire distinctive will necessarily open up our understanding of all sexuality. --Jessica Benjamin, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeresa de Lauretis has entwined three books into one: a critical history of psychoanalytic theories of female homosexuality; a bold study of how lesbians keep disappearing from popular culture, especially film; and an original speculation on the dynamics of lesbian desire. --Elisabeth Young-Bruehl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important and original contribution not only to lesbian and gay studies, but also to psychoanalytic theory and film criticism. De Lauretis brings a unique and valuable perspective to issues of great importance today in all these areas. --Leo Bersani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Lauretis's influential theory gets top marks from sapphic scholars who know best. --Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an eccentric reading of Freud through Laplanche and the Lacanian and feminist revisions, Teresa de Lauretis delineates a model of perverse desire and a theory of lesbian sexuality. \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Love\u003c\/i\u003e discusses classic psychoanalytic narratives of female homosexuality, contemporary feminist writings on female sexuality, and the evolution of the original fantasies into cultural myths or public fantasies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teresa de Lauretis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.12w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253208781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeresa de Lauretis is Professor of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics, Cinema and Technologies of Gender and the editor of Feminist Studies\/Critical Studies and of Queer Theory: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities (a special issue of the journal differences). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946299736179,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_88b0556f-5a10-4a79-82ae-fa0f73b31da3.jpg?v=1648313392","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-practice-of-love-lesbian-sexuality-and-perverse-desire-9780253208781","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}