Erotic imagination is a powerful tool that can be used to create new ways of thinking about society and politics. It allows individuals to explore different possibilities and perspectives through...
Sexual desire is an inherently emotional experience that often elicits strong feelings of excitement, pleasure, and joy.
It can also be intertwined with anxiety, uncertainty, and even fear. This...
I will explore how the eroticization of risk shapes relationships formed under political danger or repression. First, let's define eroticization. Eroticization refers to an attitude towards risk that...
There are various ways to approach the question of what philosophical insights arise when the erotic becomes entangled with the symbolic performance of national strength. One way is to examine the...
Psychoanalysis is a powerful tool for understanding human behavior and experience. It has been used to explore a wide range of topics including personality, mental health, social interactions, and...
Can the unconscious be queered—and what does that mean for psychoanalytic theory?
Queering theory has been an important tool for thinking about gender, identity, sexuality, and desire since the...
The concept of free love has been a controversial one since its origins in the mid-19th century. In the Victorian era, marriage was seen as a social contract between individuals who were expected to...
As human beings, we seek resolution and closure to many aspects of life, such as relationship issues, personal traumas, and unfinished business.
Denial of closure can also be viewed as an...
The erotic is often seen as a force that can be either destructive or creative in its manifestations.
When it becomes a site of knowledge, revelation, and transformation, it takes on a deeper...
The field of psychoanalysis has been used to understand human behavior since its inception in the late nineteenth century. It was developed by Sigmund Freud and is based on the idea that the...