Transitional Subjects is the first book-length collection devoted to the engagement of critical theory with the work of the object-relations school of psychoanalysis. It provides a synoptic overview of current research at the intersection of these two theoretical traditions while also opening up space for further innovations. An incisive set of essays comprising new perspectives on the perennial interest of critical theorists in psychoanalysis . . . Ideal for students and scholars of critical theory and also for the study of humanistic psychology generally.