ABSTRACT

This accessible and insightful book merges Lacanian theory, psychoanalytic case studies, and the author’s personal experiences to illuminate the relevance of Lacanian psychoanalysis in mapping contemporary subjectivity.

Using examples from cinema, artificial intelligence, and clinical and cultural references, the book covers major topics within the field, including dreams, the mirror phase, psychosis, hysteria, the position of the analyst, the drive, supervision and the symptom. Each is set within the context of our technologically oriented, market-based society and complemented with empirical vignettes. The book’s final section examines contemporary society and radicalization.

Lacanian Psychoanalysis from Clinic to Culture is important reading for students and academics in Lacanian psychoanalysis, as well as professionals concerned with complex social problems.

chapter  |5 pages

The journey begins

chapter 1|7 pages

I have a dream …

chapter 2|13 pages

A black swan in the mirror

chapter 3|12 pages

Memento

“I have this condition …”

chapter 4|9 pages

Inside out?

chapter 5|12 pages

Founder and inventor

Hysteria and obsessional neurosis

chapter 6|11 pages

Is singularity near?

Reclaiming the subject of the drive in the era of singularity

chapter 7|12 pages

Unlocking a door

chapter 8|11 pages

Having a breakdown on the motorway

chapter 9|7 pages

A resident of the world