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    Shoshana Felman is a distinguished scholar whose work delves into the intricate relationship between literature, psychoanalysis, and post-structuralist thought. She is known for her rigorous and innovative critical approach, which uncovers hidden meanings and power dynamics within texts. Felman's analyses often explore the complex interplay of literature, ethics, and trauma, offering profound insights into the human condition. Her contributions have significantly shaped contemporary literary theory and criticism.

    The Juridical Unconscious
    The Claims of Literature: A Shoshana Felman Reader

    • The Claims of Literature: A Shoshana Felman Reader

      • 538 pages
      • 19 hours of reading
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      Shoshana Felman's influence spans multiple disciplines, including psychoanalytic criticism, deconstruction, and feminist studies, reshaping how literary criticism engages with texts. Her work emphasizes the real-world impact of literature and explores how encounters with texts transform our search for meaning. By fostering connections between various fields, Felman has created a rich dialogue that enhances understanding of literature's effects and the complexities of interpretation.

      The Claims of Literature: A Shoshana Felman Reader

    • The Juridical Unconscious

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      This book offers an account of the surprising interaction between trauma and justice. Moving from texts by Arendt, Benjamin, Freud, Zola, and Tolstoy to the Dreyfus and Nuremberg trials, and the trials of O. J. Simpson and Adolf Eichmann, Felman argues that the adjudication of collective traumas in the 20th century transformed both culture and law.

      The Juridical Unconscious