Reading Room: A Talk with the Author

Traces of Writing: Some Crossings Between Literature, Writing and Psychoanalysis—Nora Sigal

Friday,  January 17, 2025
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM  (ET)
In-Person only

In this book, the author explores how literature has contributed to the theory of psychoanalysis. The function of writing, the literary text, the inscription, and the letter are part of this book’s interrogation, proposing the act of writing as a way to delineate a border with truth.

Location: In-person in NYC only.

Fee: Attendance is free and open to the public.

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Nora Sigal is a psychoanalyst practicing in Buenos Aires and an associate professor of psychology at University of Buenos Aires. She holds degrees of Medical Doctor from the Buenos Aires University (UBA), Master in Literary Studies (UBA), and PhD in Psychology (UBA). Her books include Entre la palabra y le letra: Ensayos de literatura y psicoanálisis (Quito, 2007), Literatura judía en Hispanoamérica (Quito, 2007), Freud y la literatura a partir de sus biógrafos (Buenos Aires, 2019).