Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation.

List of Figures. Notes on Contributers. Series Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. The Image in Psychoanalysis and the Archaeological Metaphor. (Griselda Pollock). 2. Dreaming Art. (Mieke Bal). 3. Fascinance and the Girl-to-m/Other Matrixial Feminine Difference. (Brache L. Ettinger). 4. Melancholia and Cezanne's Portraits: Faces beyond the Mirror. (Young-Paik Chun). 5. Yayoi Kusama between Abstraction and Pathology. (Izumi Nakajime). 6. Diaspora without Resistance? Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's DICTEE and the Law of Genre. (Karyne Ball). 7. Fragment(s) of an Analysis: Chantal Akerman's News from Home (or a Mother-Daughter Tale of Two Cities). (Adriana Cerne). Bibliography. Index.

Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars to use psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Beginning with a substantial introduction by the editor, the volume covers a range of psychoanalytic concepts, including melancholia, trauma, sexuality, the dream, and femininity. Fresh, creative, and passionate about its subjects, Psychoanalysis and the Image advances methodological debates in theoretically enriched histories of art while offering closely read visual analyses of significant works of international twentieth-century art. It teaches theory in practice while enabling general readers to learn about psychoanalysis through their interest in the visual arts.

"With greater clarity than ever, this book articulates the relevance of psychoanalysis for art historical interpretation. The result is a work that must necessarily figure in method and theory courses from now on." Keith Moxey, Barnard College, Columbia University