Main description:

This book records a series of groundbreaking discussions that took place in 1994-95 between a number of prominent Kleinian and Lacanian psychoanalysts. The aim of the presentations and the debates that followed was to allow for dialogue, as well as controversy, to take place. Respecting the convictions of the other and allowing their expression in their own terms became a prerequisite in the dialogue. Topics discussed included phantasy, sexuality, counter-transference, the unconscious, interpretation and technique, and child analysis. The meetings provided an opportunity for reflection upon the implications for respective positions and an appreciation of the sensitivities of both schools.

Contents:

Foreword , Introduction , Child Psychotherapy within the Kleinian Tradition , Once upon a Time: The Infant in Lacanian Theory 1 , Discussion of Papers on Child Psychoanalysis , Technique and Interpretation in Klein , Interpretation , Discussion of Papers on Interpretation , Phantasy and Psychotic Anxieties , Phantasy in Klein and Lacan , Klein's Views on Sexuality with Particular Reference to Female Sexuality , Theorising the Comedy of Sexes: Lacan on Sexuality , Discussion of Papers on Sexuality , Transference and Counter-Transference , On Counter-Transference , The Unconscious: A Kleinian Perspective , The Unconscious from a Lacanian Point of View , Discussion on the Unconscious , An Interview with Donald Meltzer 1 , Rethinking Kleinian Interpretation: What Difference Does It Make?