Jacques Lacan
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This volume offers a rich tapestry of psychoanalytic thought. The authors demonstrate bold creativity in their use of psychoanalytic concepts to think about a wide range of problems in philosophy, art and the clinic. The collection grew... more
This paper engages centrally with the political impotence of much of critical theory today and suggests how a Lacanian-inflected perspective may offer a possible way out of the present intellectual and political deadlock. Lacanian thought... more
One of the most persistent and poignant human experiences is the sensation of longing—a restlessness perhaps best described as the unspoken conviction that something is missing from our lives. In this study, Drew M. Dalton attempts to... more
The following essay will look at the issue of neologisms and the ‘chains of Equivalences’ as well as ways of attaining jouissance in James Joyce’s book “Ulysses”. The vast amount of neologisms, syllogisms, allusions, which are utilized... more
This thesis hopes to give special significance to the emotion of hatred in Jane Eyre by exploring the significance of hatred in the novel. It will be arguing that hatred is essential to Jane’s subjectivity, thus shifting the focus of... more
Résumé du mémoire de recherche de Marine Hebert
Sous la direction d'Annie Claustres
Université Lyon II
Master Recherche Histoire et Théorie de l'Art des XXe et XXIe siècles
Sous la direction d'Annie Claustres
Université Lyon II
Master Recherche Histoire et Théorie de l'Art des XXe et XXIe siècles
In this essay, I compare the psychoanalytic approaches to dream interpretation taken by Lacan and Jung, respectively. I begin by introducing the point that Lacan and Jung may have more to say to one another than most realize. Section I... more
It is an oft-noted clinical phenomenon that the analyst's mistakes are beneficial to the analytic process. Although the analyst's mistakes, misunderstandings, and faulty functioning have been described by psychoanalysts of various... more
?על פי מה ניתן לקבוע שחלום זה הינו חלום מכונן בהסטוריה של הפסיכואנליזה מהו הפירוש שלפרויד עצמו? של אריק אריקסון, שראשון שהבחין שלחלום יש שני חלקים, ושכלחולם אחר היה מתעורר בשיא הזוועתי של החלק הראשון שלהחלום. ומה הפירוש של לאקאן,... more
Nulla di estraneo è penetrato in te, ma una parte della tua vita psichica si è sottratta alla tua conoscenza e al dominio della tua volontà. Proprio per questo la tua difesa è così fiacca. Con una parte delle tue forze tu combatti contro... more
ABSTRACT: This article considers how the erotics of the real, of Bataille, might contribute to the ethics of the real, of Lacan, and also to the genealogy of morals disclosed by Nietzsche. Combining Bataille’s anthropological... more
This short essay explores the meaning of crossing borders in contemporary times. Borders are proliferating at a rapid rate, and paradoxically they are also being eroded at a rapid rate. This essay claims that this 'making and unmaking of... more
Mini-Curso dividido em três partes: 1. Introdução Em que discutiremos o diagnóstico de Badiou sobre o século vinte e o mundo contemporâneo, bem como as razões pelas quais a filosofia parece ter se tornado impossível hoje, localizando o... more
Lacan’s concept jouissance marks the both painful and joyful disturbance of a mind’s libidinal equilibrium which also gives coherence to the basic structure of reality from the point of view of the individual. Because someone can live a... more
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira (1889-1943), Rebbe of the Polish Hasidic group of Piaseczna, was one of the outstanding Jewish mystics of the Twentieth Century. In an undated entry in his personal spiritual diary Tsav ve-ziruz, R.... more
This thesis explores Maurice Blanchot’s notion of the “limit-experience” through a close reading of Thomas the Obscure. I examine Blanchot’s notion of the limit-experience through Thomas’ symptoms of psychosis and melancholia. These... more
Sartre ve tüm varoluşçu düşünürler materyalizm altında ezilen özneye kendi özünü kurma sorumluluğunu yüklemişlerdir. Özgürlüğe yazgılı özne, yönelmişlik halinde kendi seçimlerini yaparak özünü kurar. Sartre'a göre insan önce var olur,... more
Esta tese buscou compreender como a morte violenta se apresenta na relação do sujeito com o laço social, considerando-se as dimensões imaginária, simbólica e real por meio das quais Lacan aborda a experiência freudiana. A partir de... more
Qu’est-ce qu’une lettre ? Pourquoi certains enfants « réussissent » à ne pas apprendre à lire ? Comment d’autres, devenus adultes, choisissent de devenir écrivain , de passer leur vie avec les lettres ? A la fois symbole pur mais aussi... more
La tesi presenta inizialmente il pensiero di Jacques Derrida sull'animalità. Il tema affrontato è la sovranità dell'uomo sul resto dei viventi, in particolare nei riguardi della discriminazione dell'animalità. Nei capitoli a seguire si... more
Deriving from the myth of Narcissus, in which a beautiful youth falls in love with his own reflection, the concept of narcissism was given its first systematic treatment in Sigmund Freud's 1914 essay “On Narcissism.” Since Freud's account... more
This article takes us into the heart of the complexities of the concept of narcissism, which has been deployed by psychoanalysts, film theorists and cultural critics to various and often contradictory ends. I begin by considering the use... more
This article sets out to articulate Meister Eckhart’s understanding of subjectivity as split between a possessive self and a detached ground of the soul. Because identifying with one necessarily entails relinquishing the other, Eckhart... more
İnsan ruhunun en trajik yetersizliklerinden fakat aynı zamanda en incelikli derinliklerinden biri yalnızca ten aracılığıyla kendisini var edebilmesidir.
Esta reseña pretende hacer un recorrido por el desarrollo de Yannis Stavrakakis en “Lacan y lo Político”. Así como en el libro, la misma se estructura en tres ejes: el sujeto, el objeto y lo político. Stavrakakis comienza describiendo la... more
Second manifeste pour la philosophie. Paris: Fayard 2009. An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. Martin Luther King Jr.... more
The Real, the Symbolc and the Imaginary in the urban space.
This essay analyzes the origin of sexuality and its relationship with the institution. The issue is addressed from the perspective of psychoanalysis (Freud, Lacan), anthropology (Claude Lévi-Strauss) and philosophy (Foucault, Butler,... more
The book is the first monograph which examines the correspondences between the oeuvre of Jack Kerouac and the thought of Jacques Lacan, the two apparently incompatible worlds which prove to be complementary when taking a closer look. The... more
*Academic Book Review* Killer Tapes… is a fascinating book with rigourous theoretical content and effective challenges to entrenched modes of thinking about movie spectatorship. Benson-Allott outlines a new phenomenology of spectatorship,... more
Wenn man nach dem invektiven Blick im digitalen Bild fragt und das digitale Bild in einer ‚kapitalistisch infizierten Bilderlogik' 1 verortet, steht man vor der theoretischen Herausforderung den Blick, das Digitale und den Kapitalismus... more
Bu çalışma dijital avatarların iletişimdeki rollerini iki farklı şekilde ele almaktadır. İlk bölümde avatarların kullanıcıları için ne tarz anlamlar taşıdığı tartışılmaktadır. Bu soruya yanıt vermek için Saussure ve Lacan’ın semiyotik... more
This paper looks at the tragedy of Qiao Feng in Jin Yong’s The Demi-Gods and the Semi-Devils . While it is common practice for Žižekean scholars to examine genre writing and popular culture with Lacanian theory, the martial arts genre has... more
This dissertation explores personal experiences of change occurring in two psychotherapy modalities—Psychoanalysis (PSA)/Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PDT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)—from a theoretically informed qualitative... more
This chapter analyses the railway and the river as two key conduits of Dickens's imaginary city, arguing that each simultaneously connects and fractures the modern urban world he depicts. Focusing on Dombey and Son and Our Mutual Friend,... more