Abstract:
The present article analyses the theme of normativity in psychoanalysis from a double perspective. It starts by examining how research has established multi-disciplinar studies of normativity that take into account findings from psychoanalysis and gender studies. It then demonstrates how a new psychoanalytical reading of Dora's case allows for a discussion on the theme from an exclusive psychoanalytical point of view. It concludes with a discussion on the relevance of the relationship between the notions of normativity and contingency for both clinical and theoretical studies on psychoanalysis.
Keywords:
normativity; gender; sexuality; Oedipus; feminism; Dora's case.