Mitchell, Juliet

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MITCHELL, Juliet

MITCHELL, Juliet. British (born New Zealand), b. 1940. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Psychiatry, Women's studies and issues. Career: Psychoanalyst. Freelance writer, broadcaster and lectr., 1971-. Lecturer in English, University of Leeds, 1962-63, and University of Reading, 1965-70; Cornell University, distinguished visiting professor, 1994; University of Cambridge, Jesus College, lecturer in gender and society, 1996-2000, fellow, 1996-, professor of psychoanalysis and gender studies, 2000-, head of Dept of Social and Political Sciences, 2002-; visiting professor in many US universities. Publications: Women: The Longest Revolution, 1966; Woman's Estate, 1972; Psychoanalysis and Feminism, 1974; Women: The Longest Revolution, 1984; (with A. Oakley) What Is Feminism?, 1986; Mad Men and Medusas, 2000. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: Rights and Wrongs of Women, 1977; Feminine Sexuality, 1982; The Selected Writings of Melanie Klein, 1987; (with M. Parsons) Before I Was I, 1992; Who's Afraid of Feminism?, 1997. Address: c/o Deborah Rogers, Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd., 20 Powis Mews, London W11 1JN, England.

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