Psychoanalysis

A graphic memoir that delves into the author's relationship with her mother through the lens of psychoanalysis, exploring themes of artistic struggle, queer identity, and the elusive nature of maternal connection.

Julia Kristeva's 1980 important theoretical work deeply explores the core concept of 'abjection,' analyzing how humans construct subjectivity through the expulsion of the 'other,' profoundly influencing feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies.

Nancy Chodorow's 1978 classic feminist work uses psychoanalytic and sociological theory to explain why women become mothers and how this gender division is psychologically reproduced.

Maya Deren's 1943 experimental short film explores female subconscious, identity, and gender power relations through dreamlike visual language, serving as an important pioneering work of American avant-garde and feminist cinema.