Dana Amir: 3 books

Book cover of On the Lyricism of the Mind

On the Lyricism of the Mind

Psychoanalysis and literature

by Dana Amir
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015

On the Lyricism of the Mind: Psychoanalysis and Literature explores the lyrical dimension (or the lyricism) of the psychic space. It is not presented as an artistic disposition, but rather as a universal psychic quality which enables the recovery and recuperation of the self. The specific nature of...
Book cover of Bearing Witness to the Witness

Bearing Witness to the Witness

A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Four Modes of Traumatic Testimony

by Dana Amir
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018

Bearing Witness to the Witness examines the different methods of testimony given by trauma victims and the ways in which these can enrich or undermine the ability of the reader to witness them. Years of listening to both direct and indirect testimonies on trauma has lead Dana Amir to identify four...
Book cover of Cleft Tongue

Cleft Tongue

The Language of Psychic Structures

by Dana Amir
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018

This book is an attempt to analyse psychic language and its diverse modes of expression, both within psychic structure and in the interpersonal realm. It begins by looking at two basic forms of delay in the development of psychic language: concrete language, which is based on flattening, and pseudo-language,...
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