"Laws of Transgression offers multiple perspectives on the story of Daniel Paul Schreber (1842-1911), a Chamber President of the German Supreme Court who was confined to a mental asylum after claiming God had communicated with him, desiring to make him into a woman. Schreber was not only a successful judge, but was also to become the author of one of the most commented upon texts in psychiatric literature, Memoirs of My Nervous Illness. Published in 1903, this remarkable work documented Schreber's visions, desires, ...
Read More
"Laws of Transgression offers multiple perspectives on the story of Daniel Paul Schreber (1842-1911), a Chamber President of the German Supreme Court who was confined to a mental asylum after claiming God had communicated with him, desiring to make him into a woman. Schreber was not only a successful judge, but was also to become the author of one of the most commented upon texts in psychiatric literature, Memoirs of My Nervous Illness. Published in 1903, this remarkable work documented Schreber's visions, desires, jurisprudence and theology. Far from ending the Judge's legal investments, however, it manifested an intensification of engagement with the law in the attempt to prove that becoming a woman did not deprive the judge of legal competence. Schreber's experience of bodily change and his account of interior life has been the subject of over a century of psychoanalytic and medical scrutiny. With the contemporary trans turn, interest in the Judge's desire to become a woman has intensified. In Laws of Transgression, Peter Goodrich, Katrin Tr???ustedt, and their contributing authors set out to unfold Schreber's complex relation to the law. The collection revisits and rediscovers the Memoirs, not only in its juridical and political implications, but as a transitional and transgressional text that has challenged law and heteronormativity."--
Read Less
Add this copy of Laws of Transgression: The Return of Judge Schreber to cart. $71.56, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by University of Toronto Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 232 p. Contains: Unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Laws of Transgression: The Return of Judge Schreber to cart. $72.28, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by University of Toronto Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 232 p. Contains: Unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Laws of Transgression: The Return of Judge Schreber to cart. $72.29, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by University of Toronto Press.
