That obscure subject of desire : Freud's female homosexual revisited

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First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Abstract: A collection of papers on Freud's final case "psychogenesis of a case of homosexuality in a woman". This case has been overlooked over the years, and this text seeks to rectify its neglect, and provide a forum where questions surrounding the case can be discussed.  Read more... Content: Introduction: In the Shadow of Freud / Ronnie C. Lesser -- pt. I. The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Women. 1. The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman (1920) / Sigmund Freud -- pt. II. Contributions from Academic Scholars. 2. Letter to an Unknown Woman / Teresa de Lauretis. 3. Fallen Women: "The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman" / Diana Fuss. 4. Who Was That Girl? / John H. Gagnon. 5. Lying Dreams / Brenda Wineapple. 6. The Failure of Liberalism / David Woolwine -- pt. III. Contributions from Psychoanalysts. 7. Designing the Lesbian Subject: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards / Ann D'Ercole. 8. Las Mujeres: Women Speak to the Word of the Father / RoseMarie Perez Foster. 9. Conduct Unbecoming: Female Inversion and Social Disorder / Carolyn C. Grey. 10. Gender as Contradiction / Adrienne Harris. 11. Freud, The Revival / Linda I. Meyers. 12. The Female Homosexual: C'est Nous / Donald Moss and Lynne Zeavin. 13. Writing Sex, Erasing Race: Rereading Freud's Lesbian Dream / Erica Schoenberg -- pt. IV. Discussion. 14. Unfinished Business / Muriel Dimen.