Esther Hutfless

Esther Hutfless serves as a Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Vienna, with her office located at Sensengasse 3a, 1090 Wien (Room O2.04). She actively teaches courses including “Basics of and Approaches in Psychoanalytic Theories of Society” for the 2025 Spring semester and maintains teaching continuity from prior semesters dating back before Winter 2024.

Her scholarly work bridges psychoanalytic theory, philosophy, and societal analysis within educational contexts. As both a philosopher and psychoanalyst, she examines how unconscious dynamics shape social structures and institutional frameworks, with particular focus on theoretical applications to educational practice. Her research integrates critical theory with clinical psychoanalytic perspectives to interrogate power relations in pedagogical environments.