New Books in Psychoanalysis Jamieson Webster, "Disorganisation & Sex" (Divided Publishing, 2022)
Nov 17, 2025
Jamieson Webster, a New York-based psychoanalyst and author of 'Disorganisation & Sex,' dives deep into the tensions between desire and the complexities of sexual identity. She discusses how psychoanalysis can break away from traditional dyad models to foster broader social change. Webster challenges the norms of training institutions and stresses the need for institutional self-scrutiny. She also explores the duality of contemporary sexuality, linking it to societal catastrophes while advocating for a nuanced approach to sexual expression and psychoanalytic thought.
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Disorganization As A Throughline
- Jamieson Webster collected previously public and unpublished pieces and found a recurring theme linking sex to disorganization.
- The publisher titled the collection Disorganisation & Sex after seeing that pattern emerge from her essays.
Blurring Patient And Analyst Voices
- Webster deliberately blends the discourse of patient and analyst to keep lived experience central to theory.
- She writes both for analysts and a general public, trusting readers while distrusting analytic insularity.
Psychoanalysis And The Collective
- Webster doubts psychoanalysis offers a simple fix for collective political problems but sees potential beyond critique.
- She urges analysts to engage with arts and institutions to push transformative possibilities outward from the clinic.
