Jacques Lacan : between psychoanalysis and politics / edited by Samo Tomšič and Andreja Zevnik.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tomšič, Samo, editor.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Interventions (Routledge (Firm))

Interventions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981--Political and social views.

Lacan, Jacques.

Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981.

Political science.

International relations.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

xxi, 310 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

A charismatic and controversial figure, Jacques Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized a range of fields. The volume aims to introduce Lacan's vast opus to the field of international politics in a coherent and approachable manner. The volume is split into three distinct sections: Psychoanalysis and Politics: this section will frame the discussion by providing general background of Lacan's engagement with politics and the political. Lacanian psychoanalysis and the Political: each chapter will focus on different key ideas and concepts in Lacan's thought including ethics, justice, discourse, object a, symptom, jouissance. Psychoanalyss and political encounters: seeks to represent different ways of engaging with Lacanian thought and ways of adopting it to explain and comment on global political phenomena. Bringing together internationally recognised scholars in the field, this volume will be an invaluable resource to students and scholars in areas including critical theory, international relations, political theory and political philosophy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Political significance of psychoanalysis 13

1 Lacan's 'année érotique' (1968/1969) / Jean-Michel Rabaté Rabaté, Jean-Michel 15

2 Politics and psychoanalysis in the antes of the inexistent Other / Jelica Šumic Šumic, Jelica 28

Part 2 Lacanian psychoanalysis and the political 43

2.1 Oedipus and the intricacy of language and sexuality 45

3 'Freud's dream'?: Lacan and Oedipus / Philippe Van Haute Haute, Philippe Van, Tomas Geyskens Geyskens, Tomas 47

4 Not even: The politics of Oedipus / Mladen Dolar Dolar, Mladen 62

5 Lacan's Imaginary: A practical guide / Juliet Flower MacCannell MacCannell, Juliet Flower 72

6 Sexual is political? / Alenka Zupancic Zupancic, Alenka 86

7 Object a and politics / Dominiek Hoens Hoens, Dominiek 101

2.2 Politics and Lacan's theory of discourses 113

8 On the mastery in the four 'discourses' / Peter Klepec Klepec, Peter 115

9 Discourse and the Master's lining: A Lacanian critique of the globalizing (bio)politics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual / Colin Wright Wright, Colin 131

10 Psychoanalysts, capitalism, and critique of political economy: Toward a Marxist Lacan / Same Tomšic Tomšic, Same 146

11 Why should dreaming be a form of work?: On work, economy, and enjoyment / Mai Wegener Wegener, Mai 164

Part 3 Psychoanalysis and political encounters 181

12 A stranger politics: Toward a theory of resistance in psychoanalytic thought and practice / Juliet Brough Rogers Rogers, Juliet Brough 183

13 The truth of desire: Lack, law, and phallus / Ari Hirvonen Hirvonen, Ari 202

14 Kant avec Sade: Ethics entrapped in perversions of law and politics / Andreja Zevnih Zevnih, Andreja 217

15 Political encounters: Feminism and Lacanian psychoanalysis / Kirsten Campbell Campbell, Kirsten 233

16 Divine ex-sistence: Theology between politics and psychoanalysis / Slavoi Zizek Zizek, Slavoi 253

17 Metapsychology on the battlefield: Political praxis as critique of the psychological essence of ideology / David Pavón-Cuéllar Pavón-Cuéllar, David 268

18 Lacan avec Bataiile avec Nietzsche: A politics of the impossible? / Panu Minkkinen Minkkinen, Panu 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780415724326

0415724325

9780415724333

0415724333

OCLC:

919680238

Publisher Number:

99964086681