21.5.20 Kristeva - (m)other and other
‘ the abject marks the moment when we separated ourselves from the mother, when we began to recognize a boundary between "me" and other, between "me" and "(m)other."’ (Felluga, 2011)
More boundaries, and that separation again. How have I separated from my mother? As mother, how have I separated from my son? Or allowed/enabled him to separate/individuate? Plenty more to think about. I sense another project gestating…
Felluga, D. (2011) ‘Modules on Kristeva: On the Abject’ in Introductory Guide to Critical Theory Available at: https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/english/theory/psychoanalysis/kristevaabject.html (Accessed 5 May 2020)
‘ the abject marks the moment when we separated ourselves from the mother, when we began to recognize a boundary between "me" and other, between "me" and "(m)other."’ (Felluga, 2011)
More boundaries, and that separation again. How have I separated from my mother? As mother, how have I separated from my son? Or allowed/enabled him to separate/individuate? Plenty more to think about. I sense another project gestating…
Felluga, D. (2011) ‘Modules on Kristeva: On the Abject’ in Introductory Guide to Critical Theory Available at: https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/english/theory/psychoanalysis/kristevaabject.html (Accessed 5 May 2020)
