Reading Bion’s Transformations (The Routledge Wilfred R. Bion Studies Book Series)

Reading Bion's Transformations is an in-depth reading of Bion’s 1965 work, Transformations, and investigates the epistemological concept of "O" introduced by Bion.

Throughout the book, Bion’s conceptual and unconventional text is discussed step-by-step, with a focus on the first three and last three chapters. The epistemological references are highlighted and analysed, allowing the reader insight into how to do a deconstructive psychoanalytic reading, acknowledging that Bion raised psychoanalytical thought and practice to new levels. The authors’ reading both de-focuses and re-focuses several theoretical statutes of O discussed by Bion in 1965.

Reading Bion’s Transformations is an essential read for those approaching Bion’s work for the first time, as well as those seeking to better understand his theories and the metapsychological and epistemological impact of the concept of transformation within psychoanalysis.

Luís Cláudio Figueiredo, Psychoanalyst, PhD, retired Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Sao Paulo – IPUSP; Professor and Research Supervisor for Master’s and PhD students in the Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Program at Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo; Member of the Psychoanalytic Circle of Rio de Janeiro; and author of 25 books on psychoanalysis in Portuguese, as well as numerous articles.

Marina F.R. Ribeiro, Psychoanalyst, PhD, Associate Professor and Research Supervisor for Master’s and PhD students in the Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Program at the University of São Paulo, and author of several books and papers in both Portuguese and English, including Why Read Ogden? The Importance of Thomas Ogden’s Work for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2025).

Gina Tamburrino, Psychoanalyst, PhD, Professor and Clinical Supervisor at the Department of Training in Psychoanalysis at the Institute Sedes Sapientiae; Full Member of the Psychoanalysis Department at Institute Sedes Sapientiae; Professor and Coordinator of the course "Beyond countertransference: the implied psychoanalyst," at the same institute; and author of several books and papers.