Studying Lacan's Seminar VI: Dream, Symptom, and the Collapse of Subjectivity

This book is the first comprehensive study of Lacans Seminar VI: Desire and its Interpretation, offering a deep dive into Lacans teachings of the 1950s and a critical exploration of his conceptualization of the object a, the fundamental fantasy, and aphanisis. It also discusses how these themes are recapitulated or reworked in his later teachings.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 212 pages
\n Publication date: 10 May 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The second volume in the Studying Lacans Seminars series, this comprehensive study delves into Lacan's Seminar VI: Desire and its Interpretation. Serving as a valuable companion to Bruce Finks' recent English translation of the seminar (2019), this book provides a profound opportunity to delve into the seminar's rich content, while also offering a welcoming introduction to Lacan's teachings of the 1950s.

This significant book brings together various facets of Cox Cameron's teachings and systematic, meticulous, and critical readings of Seminar VI. It explores Lacan's theorizing and conceptualization of the object a, the fundamental fantasy, and aphanisis, as well as the ambiguous treatment of the phallus in his work during that time. The book meticulously traces the trajectories of Lacan's thinking, contextualizing and examining these concepts in depth. It also considers how certain themes and motifs are recapitulated or reworked in his later teachings, such as in Seminars XX (Encore) and XXIII (The Sinthome). Additionally, this volume includes two further essays by Cox Cameron. The first essay offers a valuable critique of the concept of the phallus in Lacan's theories of the 1950s, while the second essay provides an overview of Seminar VI originally presented as a keynote address at the APW congress in Toronto in 2014.

This book holds immense interest for Lacanian scholars, students, psychoanalytic therapists, and analysts who are eager to explore Lacan's teachings of the 1950s and the subsequent developments and elaborations in his later work. It sheds light on the significant concepts that emerged during this period and their treatment in his later writings, making it a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike.

\n Weight: 356g\n
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367353445\n \n