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| ⚫ | '''Free Association Books''' |
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| founder = [[Robert M. Young (academic)|Bob Young]] and colleagues |
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| headquarters = [[London]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Free Association Books''' is a project started in [[London]] in the 1980s. [[Robert M. Young (academic)|Bob Young]] and colleagues began a search using [[psychoanalysis]] to understand the problems of liberation. Other people became involved in the movement such as [[Andrew Samuels]] and [[R. D. Hinshelwood|Bob Hinshelwood]] and it grew quickly into a publishing house which produced books written by young psychoanalysts. |
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Its house journal was ''Free Associations'', and its annual conference, "Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere" ran in conjunction with the University of East London. It inspired a great many looking for an intellectual home, and resulted in the enormous increase in of interest in psychoanalysis in Britain during the 1990s. As a product of the British left, it was original in promoting psychoanalysis in the radical form, typical of a 100 years previously. As such it is a unique phenomenon in the cultural history of Britain and of psychoanalysis. |
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Its house journal was ''Free Associations'', which commenced publication in 1984, initially as "Radical Science 15".<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 1984 |title=Editorial |journal=Radical Science / Free Associations |issue=15 |isbn=0-946960-11-9|pages=5–7}}</ref> Its annual conference, "Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere" ran in conjunction with the [[University of East London]]. |
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Authors who have published with them include [[Mary Barnes (artist)|Mary Barnes]], [[Martin Bernal]], [[Christopher Bollas]], [[Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel]] (for English translations), [[Michael Fordham]], [[André Green (psychoanalyst)|André Green]], [[Donna Haraway]], [[Oliver James (psychologist)|Oliver James]], [[Ludmilla Jordanova]], [[Joel Kovel]], [[Michel Odent]], [[Paul Roazen]], Adam Jukes and [[Eugene Victor Wolfenstein]] |
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Free Association Books is now owned by Free Publishing Ltd and continues to publish a wide range of texts. |
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==References== |
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{{More citations needed|date=February 2009}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.freeassociationpublishing.com Free Association Books] |
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[[Category:Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 4 February 2024
| Founded | 1980s |
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| Founder | Bob Young and colleagues |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Distribution | NBN International (Europe) International Specialized Book Services (North America)[1] |
| Publication types | books |
| Official website | www |
Free Association Books is a project started in London in the 1980s. Bob Young and colleagues began a search using psychoanalysis to understand the problems of liberation. Other people became involved in the movement such as Andrew Samuels and Bob Hinshelwood and it grew quickly into a publishing house which produced books written by young psychoanalysts.
Its house journal was Free Associations, which commenced publication in 1984, initially as "Radical Science 15".[2] Its annual conference, "Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere" ran in conjunction with the University of East London.
Authors who have published with them include Mary Barnes, Martin Bernal, Christopher Bollas, Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel (for English translations), Michael Fordham, André Green, Donna Haraway, Oliver James, Ludmilla Jordanova, Joel Kovel, Michel Odent, Paul Roazen, Adam Jukes and Eugene Victor Wolfenstein
Free Association Books is now owned by Free Publishing Ltd and continues to publish a wide range of texts.
References
[edit]- ^ Distributors
- ^ "Editorial". Radical Science / Free Associations (15): 5–7. October 1984. ISBN 0-946960-11-9.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2009) |
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