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Shadow of the Other: Intersubjectivity and Gender (ISBN 9780415912372) stands as a provocative inquiry into how identity and gender are formed through relation, difference, and social exchange. Jessica Benjamin’s foundational text interrogates the anxieties and pressures of gender dynamics, offering a rigorous psychoanalytic and feminist framework that reframes power, desire, and recognition as intersubjective processes.
Summary
Benjamin examines how individuals negotiate autonomy and dependency within gendered social structures, arguing that genuine subjectivity arises from reciprocal recognition rather than domination. The work traverses theoretical terrains—from psychoanalysis to feminist theory—to illuminate how internal fantasies and external powers co-create gendered experiences. Through careful argumentation and critical case analyses, it reveals the complexities of how men and women navigate intimacy, aggression, and care.
About the author
Jessica Benjamin is a prominent psychoanalytic theorist and feminist philosopher known for pioneering work on intersubjectivity, ethics, and gender politics. A former professor and prolific author, she has shaped contemporary discussions of recognition, power, and relationality through diverse scholarly contributions that blend rigorous theory with practical insight into social life and psychotherapy.
In brief
The book reframes gendered experience as an ongoing negotiation of mutual recognition, challenging assumptions about independence and highlighting the ethical implications of relational power.

1997, ISBN: 9780415912372
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1998, ISBN: 9780415912372
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1997, ISBN: 9780415912372
Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden. DISILVESTRO, ROGER L. Im Schatten des verwundeten Knies: das unerzählte letzt. Feines Taschenbuch-Exemplar. Besonders gut erhalten; dicht, hell und sauber. KÖ… More...

1998, ISBN: 9780415912372
Routledge, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 3rd ed. 150 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-01-22T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.5 kg, Englisch, Verkaufsrang: 2763870, Medizin, Kategorien, Bücher, Referenz,… More...

1998
ISBN: 9780415912372
Routledge, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 3rd ed. 150 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-01-22T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.5 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2724309, Medizin, Kategorien, Bücher, Referenz, Soziologi… More...

1998, ISBN: 9780415912372
Routledge, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 3rd ed. 150 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-01-22T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.5 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2724309, Medizin, Kategorien, Bücher, Referenz, Soziologi… More...
1997, ISBN: 9780415912372
Routledge, 1997. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the not… More...
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About the work
Shadow of the Other: Intersubjectivity and Gender (ISBN 9780415912372) stands as a provocative inquiry into how identity and gender are formed through relation, difference, and social exchange. Jessica Benjamin’s foundational text interrogates the anxieties and pressures of gender dynamics, offering a rigorous psychoanalytic and feminist framework that reframes power, desire, and recognition as intersubjective processes.
Summary
Benjamin examines how individuals negotiate autonomy and dependency within gendered social structures, arguing that genuine subjectivity arises from reciprocal recognition rather than domination. The work traverses theoretical terrains—from psychoanalysis to feminist theory—to illuminate how internal fantasies and external powers co-create gendered experiences. Through careful argumentation and critical case analyses, it reveals the complexities of how men and women navigate intimacy, aggression, and care.
About the author
Jessica Benjamin is a prominent psychoanalytic theorist and feminist philosopher known for pioneering work on intersubjectivity, ethics, and gender politics. A former professor and prolific author, she has shaped contemporary discussions of recognition, power, and relationality through diverse scholarly contributions that blend rigorous theory with practical insight into social life and psychotherapy.
In brief
The book reframes gendered experience as an ongoing negotiation of mutual recognition, challenging assumptions about independence and highlighting the ethical implications of relational power.
Details of the book - Shadow of the Other: Intersubjectivity and Gender in Psychoanalysis
EAN (ISBN-13): 9780415912372
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0415912377
Paperback
Publishing year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
160 Pages
Weight: 0,222 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
Book in our database since 2007-04-27T10:11:40+01:00 (London)
Book found last time on 2026-07-01T15:50:19+01:00 (London)
ISBN/EAN: 0415912377
ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-415-91237-7, 978-0-415-91237-2
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Book author: jessic benjamin, jessica benjamin
Book title: shadow other intersubjectivity gender psychoanalysis, the shadow the other
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