- Becoming-woman by breaking the waves Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2010. Becoming-woman by breaking the waves. New Formations: A Journal of Culture, Theory, Politics, 68, ISSN 0950-2378
- The Matrixial Feminine or a Case of a Metempsychosis Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2009. The Matrixial Feminine or a Case of a Metempsychosis. Studies in the Maternal, 1(2), pp. 1-6.
Dr Chrysanthi Nigianni
Staff details
Position
Programme Convenor BA Psychosocial Studies
Department
Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies
C.Nigianni (@gold.ac.uk)
I am interested in research on the fields of feminist theory, sexuality, psychoanalysis, posthuman ecophilosophies
Dr. Chrysanthi Nigianni is the programme co-convener of 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.
Featured publications
Publications and research outputs
Edited Book
- Deleuze and Queer Theory Nigianni, Chrysanthi, ed. 2009. Deleuze and Queer Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748634057
Edited Journal
- Deleuzian Politics? Nigianni, Chrysanthi and Gilbert, Jeremy, eds. 2010. Deleuzian Politics?, New Formations, 68. 0950-2378
Book Section
- The Taste of Living Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2014. The Taste of Living. In: Patricia MacCormack, ed. The Animal Catalyst: Towards ahuman Theory. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472534446
- Bodies in Sympathy for Just One Night Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2014. Bodies in Sympathy for Just One Night. In: Leopold Lambert, ed. The Funambulist Papers (Vol.2). Punctum, pp. 191-197. ISBN 9780692423240
Article
- An orphan unconscious Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2025. An orphan unconscious. Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society, ISSN 1088-0763
- Psychoanalytic Practice and Queer Theory: Queering the Clinic Nigianni, Chrysanthi and Voela, Angie. 2019. Psychoanalytic Practice and Queer Theory: Queering the Clinic. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 20(4), pp. 234-237. ISSN 1524-0657
- Là-bas: the suspended image and the politics of anti-messianism Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2013. Là-bas: the suspended image and the politics of anti-messianism. Senses of Cinema, 67, ISSN 1443-4059
Conference or Workshop Item
- The unconscious that remains an orphan Nigianni, Chrysanthi. 2023. 'The unconscious that remains an orphan'. In: Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) 2023 Conference: 'Orphans of the Real: Emerging from the Echo Chambers Psychosocial Perspectives'. Rutgers University Continuing Education Conference Center New Brunswick, NJ, United States 26-29 October 2023.