Synopses & Reviews
Sue Erikson Bloland shares her own struggle to come to terms with the fame of her father, world renowned psychoanalyst/theorist Erik Erikson, and explores the larger pursuit of celebrity--its psychological roots, its social meaning and its human cost from her perspective as an anthropologist and practicing psychoanalyst. While her story is unique in its personal details, it is also a description of the struggle faced by all of us as we seek fulfillment and validation in our achievements.
Synopsis
Bloland shares her own struggle to come to terms with the fame of her father, world renowned psychoanalyst/theorist Erik Erikson, and explores the larger pursuit of celebrity--its psychological roots, its social meaning, and its human cost from her perspective as an anthropologist and practicing psychoanalyst.