Research, news & events on Lacan, psychoanalysis & discourse in Scotland
Unfortunately, our planned speaker for Tuesday May 8 has had to cancel his trip. The seminar ‘From Hedonism to the Symptom: The Destiny of Lust’ with Aaron Schuster is therefore cancelled. We apologise for the disappointment.
We will be back next month with Derek Hook on June 29. Details will be posted here shortly.
Please join us for a seminar by Aaron Schuster on: From Hedonism to the Symptom: The Destiny of Lust
Seminar by Dr Raul Moncayo & Dr Calum Neill: Instinct and Drive in Darwin and Freud; Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Biology
A cartel can be defined as ‘any group of Lacanians who come together to study a text’ (Gallagher: 2010: 17). It is a formation integral to the process of making sense of Lacan’s texts, or any other psychoanalytic text or topic, and can be joined by anyone with an interest in Lacanian theory. Keep reading to find out what it is and how you can get involved in one.
Lacan in Scotland is dedicated to organising events for those interested in Lacanian psychoanalytic theory and its practice as well as related theories. The aim is to increase the presence and knowledge of Lacanian theory in Scotland/north of England.
Our events this semester in 2018 include prominent Lacanian scholars and practitioners:
Facebook event found here.
Join us at the Banshee Labyrinth for a screening of the Black Mirror episode “Fifteen Million Merits”, followed by a discussion of possible connections with Lacanian psychoanalytic theory – exploring notions of escapism, sexuality, and capitalism as depicted in this episode.
Facebook event found here.
Join us for a seminar in preparation for the festive season, where Claudia Di Gianfranscesco (BA/hons student at Edinburgh Napier University) will give a Lacanian psychoanalytic analysis of ‘A Christmas Carol’, based on Charles Dickens’ novel and Robert Zemeckis’ (2009) movie adaptation of it.
We will be screening Mariana Otero’s acclaimed documentary ‘Like an Open Sky’ (A Ciel Ouvert), which follows a group of children at Le Courtil, a Lacanian-oriented institution for psychotic and autistic children and adolescents on the border of France and Belgium.
Lacan, Joyce and Discourse
Panel Presentation with Daniel Bristow, Raul Moncayo & Calum Neill
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/270039896782741/
This panel will take the form of presentations which will bring into conversation the writing of James Joyce and the thinking of Jacques Lacan in a manner which pushes us to question the ways each can be used to elucidate the other
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/823683131103962/
The tragic story of Christopher McCandless’s 1992 expedition into the Alaskan wilderness captured the imagination of many as it was told by Sean Penn’s film Into the Wild. The young McCandless turned his back on a prosperous middle class life, breaking with friends and family, took on a new name, and pursued a solitary life in the hope of a purer existence. He came to be considered a hero by some, a disturbed loner by others.
