{"id":2075,"date":"2025-04-17T10:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2025-05-26T10:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:57:58","slug":"life-drive-and-the-feminine-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-3-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/?p=2075","title":{"rendered":"A Non-linguistic Discourse? Dancing with the Lacanian Real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"gmc56b0c4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gmc56b0c4 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join us for an online seminar exploring the intersections of James Joyce&#8217;s work, dance and psychosis in relation to creative pathways<\/strong>, with Dr Megan Sherritt<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm865d598\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm865d598 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-720x960.png 720w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-520x693.png 520w, https:\/\/lacaninscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LiS-April-2025-Megan-320x427.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Non-linguistic Discourse? Dancing with the Lacanian Real<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This talk offers an overview of what Dr Sherritt has termed the sinthomic discourse; a discourse she suggests Lacan developed during his exploration of James Joyce and psychosis, and its (potential) relationship to dance. Dr Sherritt suggests that psychoanalysis, dance, and Joyce&#8217;s writings are all creative ways to open possibilities that might otherwise seem impossible. The presentation will address questions her proposal of this discourse initially raised but left open, focusing on the role of body and the Lacanian real in (pre)psychosis and the (non)relationship to the symbolic and imaginary. It will conclude with preliminary thoughts about future extensions of the arguments, including how this theoretical argument might be translated into clinical practice and whether the sinthome represents Lacan&#8217;s final break with linguistic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Dr Megan Sherritt<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0is studying to be a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Her research interests circle around the intersection of psychoanalytic theory (especially Lacanian) and various other disciplines, in order to learn more about psychopathology, identity, and humanity. She is the author of\u00a0<em><em>Dancing an Embodied Sinthome<\/em><\/em>\u00a0and will be teaching a course that brings together psychoanalytic theory and Indigenous critical theory at Western University (Canada) in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-afa2eaac1b5517efa122cd5dce863a78\"><strong>The seminar will take place on Zoom on Thursday 24 April 2025 at 7pm-8:30pm* British Summer Time (BST).<\/strong><br><br>*Please note that the seminars for the 2024-2025 academic year start one hour earlier than in previous years. Eventbrite will display the correct time for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The event is open to everyone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/a-non-linguistic-discourse-dancing-with-the-lacanian-real-tickets-1325416830419?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free with registration via Eventbrite<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The Zoom link will be available for registrants on the &#8216;Online Event Page&#8217; (found when accessing your ticket on Eventbrite) on the day of the seminar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"eventbrite-widget-container-1325416830419\"><\/div>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js\"><\/script>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var exampleCallback = function() {\n        console.log('Order complete!');\n    };\n\n    window.EBWidgets.createWidget({\n        \/\/ Required\n        widgetType: 'checkout',\n        eventId: '1325416830419',\n        iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-1325416830419',\n\n        \/\/ Optional\n        iframeContainerHeight: 425,  \/\/ Widget height in pixels. 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