1st Edition
Surrealism and Psychoanalysis in Grace Pailthorpe's Life and Work
1. Early life 2. Reuben Mednikoff 3. The study of female offenders and training in psychoanalysis 4. Further (ethnocultural-oriented) research in Africa 5.The influences of psychoanalysis and psychiatry on Surrealism 6. The relationship between psychoanalysis and art 7. Meeting Reuben Mednikoff and the start of their research project 8.The ‘Birth Trauma’ period 9. The Scientific Aspect of Surrealism 10. The war years (1938–40) 11. The couple’s move to North America 12. Pailthorpe and Mednikoff's return to England 11. Pailthorpe’s final years
Biography
Lee Ann Montanaro, PhD, is a university lecturer and researcher. She specialises in twentieth-century literature and art. Her research interests include Surrealism, psychoanalysis, modernism and comparative literature.
Alberto Stefana, PsyD, PhD, serves as a psychotherapist for adolescents and adults in conjunction with his role as an academic researcher. He published over 100 articles on clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry in international journals.
"Grace Pailthorpe was an extraordinary figure, a pioneering female surgeon, psychoanalyst and artist. The Portman Clinic, of which she is the de jure founder, is a unique institution that specialises in studying the roots of violent, sexual and antisocial behaviour. In some ways this parallels Surrealism’s fascination with the irrational, bizarre and unconventional. This second of two excellent new books by Lee Ann Montanaro and Alberto Stefana represent a major re-appraisal of Grace Pailthorpe’s life and her involvement with the surrealist movement."
Jessica Yakeley, Director of the Portman Clinic, Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy; Associate Medical Director, Clinical Governance and Medical Director, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
"The multi-faceted, path-breaking career and fearless personality of Grace Pailthorpe are brought to life in this authoritative account of an extraordinary woman, who played a unique role in both the Surrealist movement and the development of psychoanalysis in Britain."
Elizabeth Cowling, Professor Emeritus (University of Edinburgh).
