PEP | Article - The Winnicott Tradition: Lines of Development—Evolution of Theory and Practice over the Decades. Edited by Margaret Boyle Spelman and Frances Thomson-Salo. New York: Routledge, 2015, xxx + 400 pp., $69.95 paperback.

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Abstract

Alison Bechdel, in her graphic memoir Are You My Mother? describes an impression of a maternal, warm, and cuddly Winnicott that is familiar to most of us: “In my cursory reading, I assumed that Winnicott was a woman. None of the mentions included a pronoun, and the ideas themselves had a nurturing, maternal aspect. Also, though I knew it was a surname, ‘Winnicott’ sounded like a girl's name. Like ‘Winnie.’ Not that I knew anyone named Winnie, except for Winnie-the-Pooh. Of course, there was some gender ambiguity about Winnie-the-Pooh as well” (2012, p. 55).

PEP | Article - The Winnicott Tradition: Lines of Development—Evolution of Theory and Practice over the Decades. Edited by Margaret Boyle Spelman and Frances Thomson-Salo. New York: Routledge, 2015, xxx + 400 pp., $69.95 paperback. - Krass, Michael L.