Renée Danziger

Psychoanalyst and Author

Renée Danziger is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society. Her research focuses on the application of psychoanalytic thought to a range of social and political issues. Her most recent book is Radical Revenge: Shame, Blame and the Urge for Retaliation (Free Association Books, 2021).

Written by Renée Danziger

Scene from a movie with a rugged man in a hat holding his collar, a glass and bottle of whisky on the table.

What do you really want when you want to get your revenge?

An evolutionary deterrent and a defence of one’s honour, revenge is relatively harmless – until it’s exacted on the innocent

by Renée Danziger