Reading Kristeva: Unraveling the Double-bind

... both an excellent introduction and a thoroughgoing analysis of Kristeva s writing." Signs

The book is a brilliant combination of a recuperative and a critical reading of Kristeva s work." Changes: An International Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy

... a thorough, detailed, and critical analysis of the writings of Julia Kristeva." Elizabeth Grosz

... the most involved and engaging study of Julia Kristeva s work to date..." The Year s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory

This first full-scale feminist interpretation of Kristeva s work situates her within the context of French feminism. Oliver guides her readers through Kristeva s intellectual formation in linguistics, Freud, Lacan, and poetics. This comprehensive introduction to Kristeva makes accessible her important contributions to philosophy, linguistics, and psychoanalytic feminism.