Dr Chrysanthi Nigianni

I am interested in research on the fields of feminist theory, sexuality, psychoanalysis, posthuman ecophilosophies

Staff details

Dr Chrysanthi Nigianni

Position

Programme Convenor BA Psychosocial Studies

Department

Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Email

C.Nigianni (@gold.ac.uk)

Dr. Chrysanthi Nigianni is a Lecturer in the BA Psychosocial studies and the MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths. She is also a psychoanalyst in private practice. She has published in the fields of feminist philosophy, sexuality, queer theory, continental philosophy, cinema, and ethics. Her published work includes three co-edited collections: Deleuze and Queer Theory (EUP, 2009), Deleuzian Politics (New formations, Issue 68, 2009) and Undutiful Daughters (Palgrave, 2012). She is currently working on the intersection of posthuman feminist philosophies, animal studies and psychoanalysis as well as on alternative therapeutic modalities that draw on spiritual and indigenous healing practices.

Academic qualifications

  • Ph.D in Continental Philosophy, Feminism and Queer theory (Uinversity of East London) 2008
  • MSc in Sociology (London School of Economics) 2003
  • BSc in Sociology (Panteion University, Athens) 2002

Research interests

I am interested in the fields of feminist philosophy, sexuality, queer theory, continental philosophy, as well as the intersections of psychoanalytic thinking and practice with other fields such as myths & literature, the occult and spirituality, posthumanism.

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