Castration fever
On trans, China, and psychoanalysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3129751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Chiang (0000-0002-3658-3565, History Department University of California Davis California USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-250 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jhbs.22095 |
| PMID | 34224148 |
| OpenAlex | W3180042538 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This essay considers the evolution of the author's research over the last 15 years in which the treatment of castration as a historical problem holds promise for bridging disparate scholarly fields and paradigms. In particular, by tracing the shift in the author's intellectual focus from the science of sex change to the history of transcultural psychoanalysis, some insights are offered in regard to the intertwined politics of transness, Chineseness, and the unconscious. Though psychoanalysis may appear as a subject far removed from the eunuchs of ancient China, this essay highlights some of the methodological stakes that have saturated the historical study of both topics. These reflections can serve as a touchstone for thinking beyond disciplinary norms and conventions, especially in Chinese studies and the history of science
China · Discipline · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Unconscious mind · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |