Acclaimed psychoanalyst Françoise Davoine highlighted the importance of literature as an instrument for healing victims of traumatic experiences at a conference on trauma theory Saturday morning. Leaderboard 2“For me, it’s always important to say that it is not medical diagnosis which will make a change for you,” Davoine said. Caruth praised Davoine’s work, emphasizing Davoine’s clinical work as a practicing psychoanalyst. “When she says literature is a place of healing or it’s the site where traumatic stories are told and healing takes place, she’s not doing a theory of trauma. “They talk about the death drive, death, but what I have experienced is really the life drive.

Source: Daily Sun May 01, 2017 00:11 UTC