A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom: On the Human Condition in Education

ISBN-13:	9781438457338
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	SUNY series, Transforming Subjects: Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Studies in Education
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

Offers a new view of pedagogical practices to psychoanalysts interested in pedagogy.A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom provides rich descriptions of the surprising ways individuals handle matters of love and hate when dealing with reading and writing in the classroom. With wit and sharp observations, Deborah P. Britzman advocates for a generous recognition of the vulnerabilities, creativity, and responsibilities of university learning. Britzman develops themes that include the handling of technique in psychoanalysis and pedagogy, the uses of theory, regression to adolescence, the inner life of gender, the untold story of the writing block, and everyday mistakes in teaching and learning. She also examines the relationship between mental health and experiences of teaching and learning.