Unconscious Fantasies and the Relational World

What is the role of unconscious fantasies in psychological development, in psychopathology, and in the arts? In Unconscious Fantasies and the Relational World, Danielle Knafo and Kenneth Feiner return to these interlinked questions wit

Knafo, Danielle; Feiner, Kenneth

Introduction. Unconscious Fantasies and Psychic Structure. Part I: Primal Scene Fantasies. The Primal Scene: Variations on a Theme. Blue Velvet: David Lynch's Primal Scene [cinema]. Part II: Family Romance Fantasies. Not in the Family: Family Romance Fantasies and Enactments in Psychoanalysis. Fact, Fantasy, and Fiction: Jerzy Kosinski's Family Romance and Imposture [literature]. Part III: Castration Fantasies. Castration Fantasies, Sexual Difference, and Mind-Body Matters. Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Case Study of Castration and "Omnisexuality." Art on the Cutting Edge: Orlan's Medusan Female [visual/performance art].