Lacanian Fantasy: The Image, Language and Uncertainty

This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to Lacan's work, presenting a seminar-by-seminar analysis of fantasy and responding to current events. It is written in an accessible style for beginning and experienced scholars.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 02 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to Lacan's work, appealing to scholars of Lacanian psychoanalysis working in various disciplines, including critical psychology, literature, film studies, and gender studies. It is the first text to present a seminar-by-seminar analysis of the evolution of one of the central Lacanian concepts of fantasy, offering real-life examples from the 'age of the image and social media and responding to current events, such as our experience of fantasy in lockdown. Written in an accessible style, it will appeal to both beginning and experienced scholars.

About the Book:
This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to Lacan's work, appealing to scholars of Lacanian psychoanalysis working in various disciplines, including critical psychology, literature, film studies, and gender studies. It is the first text to present a seminar-by-seminar analysis of the evolution of one of the central Lacanian concepts of fantasy, offering real-life examples from the 'age of the image and social media and responding to current events, such as our experience of fantasy in lockdown. Written in an accessible style, it will appeal to both beginning and experienced scholars.

Key Features:
The first text to present a seminar-by-seminar analysis of the evolution of one of the central Lacanian concepts of fantasy.
Includes real-life examples from the 'age of the image and social media and responds to current events, such as our experience of fantasy in lockdown.
Written in an accessible style that will appeal to both beginning and experienced scholars.

About the Author:
Dr. Sarah Tomley is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Manchester. She has a PhD in Psychoanalysis from the University of London and has published widely in the field of Lacanian psychoanalysis. Her research interests include the relationship between fantasy, desire, and the unconscious, and she has published on a range of topics, including film, literature, and gender studies.

Why Buy This Book:
If you are a scholar of Lacanian psychoanalysis working in any discipline, this book will provide you with a comprehensive and accessible analysis of one of the central concepts of Lacanian theory.
It will appeal to both beginning and experienced scholars, with its clear and concise writing style.
Includes real-life examples from the 'age of the image and social media, making it relevant to contemporary debates and discussions.
Written in an accessible style that will appeal to both beginning and experienced scholars.

Weight: 603g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032103549